Tag: Remuneration

News round-up: this week in governance
US shareholders to target boardroom idlers; call for a debate on the concept of ESG; High Pay Hour 2023; Germans get ahead on due diligence.

Board priorities 2023: tact, trust and transparency
We asked key figures what would help boards this year. The answers ranged from ‘smarter blockchain tech’ to ‘a cool head over executive pay’.

News round-up: this week in governance
CofE cites ‘disconnect’ in top pay; do purpose statements work?; banks and their governance mentions; Big Three fund managers ‘deferential’.

Climate issues likely to figure prominently at next year’s AGMs
A recent webinar heard that say-on-climate voting is expected to rise, while ESG remains a ‘hot topic’, as does executive pay.

Why are ‘ethical’ executives still highly paid?
The way the labour market works—or fails to work—presents a dilemma for remuneration committees when it comes to executive pay.

US passes clawback rules
Regulators have moved on clawbacks in Washington while the UK has them under review.

Executive remuneration through the ESG lens
Over half of FTSE 100 executive bonus plans now contain an element addressing ESG. Here’s why it makes sense.

News round-up: this week in governance
PwC fined for BT audit; greenwashing sanctions; cost of living crisis; $300m pay deal; US private equity and CEOs.

Companies made ‘fake cuts’ to CEO pay during pandemic
Study shows US bosses who took salary cuts in 2020 saw no overall reduction in compensation once other elements were taken into account.

AGMs 2022: a focus on logistics, ESG and executive pay
A report from EQ forecasts the big topics in this season’s AGMs, and underlines the need to get out of reaction mode.