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Agenda – Election 2020 and Banker Pay
By Stephanie Forshee Regulators are finally closing the chapter on a nearly decade-long fight over how to limit banker pay, according to reports. The delayed piece of Dodd-Frank has yet to be formalized, and financial regulators want to tie up loose ends before the topic is litigated from…
Read More > 04.15.2019
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Directors & Boards – Time to Care About Machines Displacing Workers
By Jan Alexander The environmental, social and governance movement is adding a “T” for technology. While at board meetings, Elaine Eisenman makes a point of having conversations with fellow directors about how to meet future human capital needs as technology changes and displaces jobs. “Massive layoffs are the board’s responsibility…
Read More > 04.11.2019
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Bloomberg – CEO of Tiny California Bank Makes Twice as Much as Jamie Dimon
By Anders Melin and Michelle Kim Gregory Garrabrants is one of the highest-paid bank CEOs in America. Is he worth it? Chief executives of Wall Street’s largest banks were awarded record pay packages last year as profits soared. Nearly 2,500 miles away, the CEO of a little-known online lender, born at the…
Read More > 04.11.2019
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The Wall Street Journal – From Coke to Macy’s, Pay for Typical Worker Takes Big Swings
By Theo Francis Coca-Cola’s median worker made 65% less than a year earlier. The one at Macy’s got a 60% raise. Here’s why. As U.S. companies disclose what they pay typical workers, one thing is clear: A lot can change in a year. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. almost tripled what…
Read More > 04.10.2019
Podcasts/Videos
CII 2019 Spring Meeting – Pay Pioneers
Pay Pioneers John Trentacoste, partner and COO at Farient Advisors, moderated a discussion with representatives from two companies that are bucking the standard approach to pay and an investor that advocates for simpler, more long-term-oriented compensation. Christine Poon, chair of the compensation committee at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, explained how her…
Read More > 04.08.2019
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Investor Relations Magazine – Think Tank Criticizes Activist Influence as Having ‘Negative’ Impact on Shareholder Value
By Andrew Holt Policy wonk blames ESG, regulations, special interest groups and proxy firms A leading New York policy think tank has criticized the shareholding and activist process in the US, with a particular condemnation of ESG issues and the influence of special interest groups, in testimony given to…
Read More > 04.05.2019
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Bloomberg – Disney Cuts Iger’s Future Pay by Millions Before Annual Meeting
By Anders Melin, Jenn Zhao, and Christopher Palmeri Board slashes planned pay increases tied to Fox deal closing Proxy advisers said investors should nix the compensation plan Walt Disney Co., facing criticism over excessive pay packages, cut tens of millions of dollars of future potential earnings for Chief Executive Officer…
Read More > 04.04.2019
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Pensions & Investments – Investors Intensify Fight Against Dual-Class Shares
By Hazel Bradford Institutional shareholders are considering all possible options in an increasingly active campaign to discourage companies from adopting dual-class share structures, from one-on-one engagement to a longer-term push to give regulators more power to curb them. “It all starts with one share, one vote. If shareholders don’t…
Read More > 04.01.2019
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Bloomberg – Carlos Ghosn’s Unusual Nissan Perk: $601,000 Stanford Tuition Fees for His Kids
Nissan Motor Co. paid tuition for all four of ousted chairman Carlos Ghosn’s children when they attended Stanford University between 2004 and 2015, according to people familiar with the matter. The perk was part of Ghosn’s employment contract from 1999, and when he was hired as chief executive officer of…
Read More > 03.26.2019
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The Wall Street Journal – Many S&P 500 CEOs Got a Raise in 2018 That Lifted Their Pay to $1 Million a Month
The stock market ended 2018 with a swoon but many CEOs in the S&P 500 got a compensation boost. The strong U.S. economy has created millions of jobs and pushed up wages for many Americans. It also helped many big-company CEOs secure another raise and total compensation worth $1 million a…
Read More > 03.17.2019
Briefs
Forbes – Proxy Advisor Legislation: Let’s Fix What’s Broken And Leave The Rest Alone
By Robin Ferracone It’s hard to believe we are getting into proxy season 2019. Where does the time go? Washington started the year with a “screeching” halt, and now, the beltway is breathing a sigh of relief that government will stay open. Meanwhile, investors continue to ramp up…
Read More > 03.07.2019
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Investor Relations Magazine – Biggest Fund Managers Continue to Support ‘Excessive’ CEO Pay Deals
By Garnet Roach As You Sow research shows BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street approve ‘almost all’ CEO pay packages Some of the world’s largest fund managers have been accused of nodding through excessive pay packages, according to research from As You Sow – though some dispute the data. The…
Read More > 02.26.2019
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