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Agenda – Oracle Co-CEO Was Highest-Paid Female Exec
Eric Hoffmann, vice president of information services at Farient Advisors, discusses female executive pay.
Read More > 05.20.2016
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CBS MoneyWatch – Female CEOs are few, but they outearn male bosses
CBS MoneyWatch – Female CEOs are few, but they outearn male bosses John Trentacoste, managing director at Farient Advisors, discusses female executive pay at blue-chip companies including IBM and HP. Read on CBS MoneyWatch…
Read More > 05.18.2016
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Bloomberg – Oracle’s Catz Becomes Top-Paid Female Executive With $57 Million
Bloomberg – Oracle’s Catz Becomes Top-Paid Female Executive With $57 Million Eric Hoffmann, vice president of information services at Farient Advisors, discusses female executive pay in relation to their male peers. Read on Bloomberg…
Read More > 05.16.2016
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Washington Post – The median female CEO actually out-earned her male peer in 2015
Washington Post – The median female CEO actually out-earned her male peer in 2015 Women at the 100 largest of those companies earned an average of $22.7 million, compared to $14.9 million for the men. Eric Hoffmann, vice president of information services at Farient Advisors, discussed the finding and possible…
Read More > 05.09.2016
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The Wall Street Journal -Disney Could Face Costly Search for Successor
The Wall Street Journal -Disney Could Face Costly Search for Successor Finding a new executive may prove complicated and costly task for Walt Disney. Robin Ferracone, CEO of Farient Advisors, discusses executive pay plans designed to provide assurances that the executive will be moved up to chief executive officer in…
Read More > 05.08.2016
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Reuters – Investors Want Mutual Funds to Get Tougher on CEO Pay
Reuters – Investors Want Mutual Funds to Get Tougher on CEO Pay Last year, the five largest money managers cast their advisory “say on pay” votes in support of senior executives 96 percent of the time or more at S&P 500 firms. Farient discusses these findings.
Read More > 04.27.2016
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Bloomberg – JPMorgan, BofA Face Tougher Pay Rules Under U.S. Proposal
Bloomberg – JPMorgan, BofA Face Tougher Pay Rules Under U.S. Proposal JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp. and the other four largest U.S. banks would face tougher limits under a new set of proposed U.S. rules. John Trentacoste, director at Farient Advisors, discusses the possible implications of the…
Read More > 04.22.2016
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Washington Post – Regulators introduce new rules to curb Wall Street pay
Washington Post – Regulators introduce new rules to curb Wall Street pay John Trentacoste, director at Farient Advisors discusses proposed regulation designed to curb Wall Street executive pay. Read on Washington Post…
Read More > 04.21.2016
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Agenda – Use of Total Shareholder Return Evolving, Comp Consultants Say
Agenda – Use of Total Shareholder Return Evolving, Comp Consultants Say Companies are increasingly using total shareholder return (TSR) as a metric for measuring CEO performance. Robin Ferracone, CEO of Farient Advisors, discussed how compensation committees are being urged to determine if the way TSR is being applied is having…
Read More > 04.18.2016
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Compensation BLR – Looking ahead: Executive comp in 2016
John Trentacoste, director at Farient Advisors, discusses what the hot topics for executive compensation will be in 2016. John and BLR talk about shareholder engagement, proxies, goal setting, and governance. Read Full Post…
Read More > 03.11.2016
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Corporate Secretary -Motivating your executives: which incentives work best?
Robin Ferracone, CEO of Farient Advisors, describes shift to using performance share units to incentivize executives instead of stock options. She estimates that 70 percent of the top 1,800 public companies in the US today have performance share plans, up from 65 percent in 2012.
Read More > 03.02.2016
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Agenda – Poor Performers Provide Compensation Plan Takeaways
The downturn affecting stock prices is affording boards an opportunity to determine whether their performance-based executive compensation plans are truly aligned with shareholder interests. Dayna Harris, Vice President of Farient, reflects on the use of TSR in performance plans. Read…
Read More > 02.29.2016
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