5 December, 2018
‘Repeat offenders’ warned to heed shareholder revolts
It seems some companies are unwilling to learn the lessons of last year’s shareholder revolts. That, at least, is the view of the Investment Association (IA), a trade body for investment managers, w...
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...
20 December, 2017
Pearson tops list of shareholder revolts on remuneration
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16 June, 2017
Morrisons’ chairman clashes with shareholders over directors’ pay
Andrew Higginson, the chairman of supermarket chain Morrisons, has clashed with shareholders over executive pay. Yesterday shareholders voted 48.11% against the director's remuneration report. It i...
24 March, 2017
Crest Nicholson suffers shareholder revolt over pay
Shareholders gave a further signal yesterday that they are unwilling to tolerate excessive executive pay settlements when housebuilder Crest Nicholson saw investors vote against the company's pay prop...
10 February, 2017
Thomas Cook suffers pay revolt by shareholders
A third of Thomas Cook investors rounded on the company's remuneration policy yesterday, voting against a bonus scheme for executives. The
31 December, 2016
2016: the governance year in review
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14 May, 2015
