1 August, 2018
Investors increasingly vote against remuneration reports
Shareholder revolts against remuneration reports look on course to increase significantly, according to figures from the Investment Association. By the end of July thi...
26 April, 2018
Persimmon AGM vote sees investors slam executive mega-payouts
The level of shareholder frustration and anger at Persimmon’s huge executive bonus payouts was made clear at its AGM, with the majority either voting against or abstaining from signing off its remun...
14 March, 2018
The promises and limitations of institutional investors
In January 2018, Jeff Fairburn, CEO of FTSE 100 housebuilder Persimmon, was awarded a
23 February, 2018
Persimmon’s mega executive payouts curbed by 50%
Mega payouts lined up for Persimmon executives due to an unfettered bonus scheme have been reined in, the housebuilder has confirmed. After drawing criticism from a range of quarters for the scheme...
21 February, 2018
Could a revised governance code offer broader scope?
Just when it might seem that corporate governance debacles were receding into the past, along come two more as reminders that confidence in business can be fragile. Events at Persimmon (...
8 February, 2018
Redrow chairman slams mega-payout for Persimmon CEO
A huge bonus for Persimmon chief executive Jeff Fairburn has been lambasted by the chairman of rival housebuilder Redrow. Steve Morgan said that Persimmon's £110m bonus scheme, of which CEO Jeff F...
10 January, 2018
Persimmon CEO defends bumper bonus scheme
The chief executive of housebuilder Persimmon has defended a widely criticised remuneration scheme that will give him a bonus of more than £100m. Persimmon's chairman Nicholas Wrigley, and remuner...
15 December, 2017
Persimmon chairmen resign over executive pay cap omission
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24 April, 2017
Adviser concern builds for executive pay at Persimmon
The housebuilding sector faces further controversy over executive pay after it emerged that shareholder advisers have issued guidance to vote against the pay deal at Persimmon. The Financial Ti...
24 June, 2015
