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Investor Relations Magazine – UK Companies Could Learn from US on CEO Pay
By Andrew Holt More explanation got companies in front on issue, says compensation expert UK companies have an opportunity to learn from US counterparts on CEO pay ratios, according to a leading US compensation consultancy. This comes since the introduction of new rules in the UK after similar rules were introduced…
Read More > 02.18.2019
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Workspan – Raising The Bar of Your Incentive Plan with Automatic Goal Setting
By Marc Hodak When I was a newly-minted MBA, my boss came to me and said “The Big Guy”— his boss and the head of our division — had suggested I pull together our division budget for the next year. So, I eagerly applied what I had learned in…
Read More > 02.06.2019
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Agenda – Thinking Outside the Box with Comp Plans
By Robin Ferracone, William Roskin and Lindsay Frost In case you missed Farient’s webcast in conjunction with AgendaWeek, the full presentation featuring Farient President and CEO Robin Ferracone and William “Bill” Roskin, compensation committee member at Sony Corporation of America is available online. The event touches on invaluable tips…
Read More > 02.04.2019
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Agenda – Are Compensation Plans Too Similar?
No two companies are identical. So why should their compensation plans be? It’s a question that’s frequently being asked by board directors and compensation consultants, especially at this time of year, leading into proxy season, as governance observers are noting an increasing convergence in plan design across the board for…
Read More > 01.28.2019
Briefs
Five Investor Voting Trends on Environmental, Social and Governance Proposals
Introduction Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are on the top of executives’ and boards’ minds and continue to capture the attention of the world’s largest institutional investors. Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, in his 2017 letter to CEOs stated, “Companies must ask themselves: What role do we play in…
Read More > 01.17.2019
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Forbes – Dare To Be Different – Strategic Compensation Plans
I’m often asked why so many executive compensation plans look the same. The answer is that in the post-Dodd-Frank era, proxy advisor policies and even investor guidelines have created a rules-based environment within which to design executive compensation programs. This pushes most companies to adhere to a common formula,…
Read More > 01.03.2019
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Forbes – Perspectives Of Gwen McDonald, Seasoned Human Resources Executive: A Look Back And Look Forward
By Robin Ferracone This post was originally published on Forbes.com As far back as I can remember, I’ve had the pleasure of working with Gwen McDonald. McDonald recently retired from the executive vice president of human resources role at Network Appliances, Inc. (“NetApp”), and prior to that…
Read More > 12.21.2018
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Fortune – Term Sheet Readers Predict a Recession In 2019
By Polina Marinova Thank you to everyone who responded to the question: “What’s your top business-related prediction for 2019?” This year’s Crystal Ball was much darker than years past, with many readers predicting that a recession is around the corner. Below are your predictions: RECESSION: Term Sheet readers…
Read More > 12.21.2018
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Bloomberg – Billion-Dollar Award Made a CEO Uneasy. Now He’s Fixing It
By Anders Melin Some Axon employees could collect multimillion-dollar payouts ‘We figured out how to scale the Elon Musk magic,’ Smith says The prospect of a billion-dollar windfall left Rick Smith uneasy. It crept up on the chief executive officer in February, while he was telling employees about…
Read More > 12.21.2018
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Agenda – How Boards Evaluate Comp Consultants
By Stephanie Forshee Each board has its own way of evaluating its compensation consultant, but most — two thirds, according to Agenda’s latest Directors’ and Officers’ Outlook survey for the fourth quarter — opt for some form of annual evaluation. However, the data also shows that a sizable 14% have no…
Read More > 12.17.2018
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Agenda – ISS Unveils New Financial-Health Measure
By Stephanie Forshee Institutional Shareholder Services is considering a new way of measuring a company’s financial health. The proxy advisory firm announced that it could implement economic value added, or EVA, as a metric in the next two years. EVA, also known as economic profit, measures the value a company generates…
Read More > 12.12.2018
Briefs
ESG Shareholder Proposal Findings That Will Surprise You
Thank you to Proxy Insight Ltd that provided data for this Farient Brief. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) proposals continue to make the rounds. Some of the world’s most influential investors, including State Street, Vanguard and BlackRock, are raising the bar on corporate responsibility. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink’s…
Read More > 12.05.2018
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