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Board Diversity Legislation: What You Need to Know
Diversity on corporate boards continues to be a pressing topic. According to research from Catalyst, Women on Boards 2020 and a recent study from McKinsey, gender diverse boards are 21 percent more likely to experience above-average performance. This, in turn, continues to push investors to demand that companies diversify…
Read More > 09.18.2018
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Bloomberg – Trillion-Dollar Investors Don’t Mind Billion-Dollar CEO Awards
By Anders Melin BlackRock, Fidelity funds backed pay at Tesla, Axon Enterprise More outlier executive stock grants may follow, advisers say Some of the world’s biggest money managers backed two unprecedented executive awards this year, emboldening other corporate boards to make colossal bets on their CEOs. Funds run by…
Read More > 09.11.2018
In the News
NACD Directorship – Unraveling the Complexities of Compensation
Experts offer their perspectives on how tax law is reshaping pay-plan design, Elon Musk’s potential $50 billion payday, and other concerns. Consider some of the recent events affecting the decisions of compensation committees: a tax code overhaul, pay ratio disclosures, and increasing competition for talent. Then there’s the challenge of…
Read More > 08.30.2018
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See what Seven Months of the CEO Pay Ratio Looks Like
After the initial rush of proxy season, CEO pay ratio disclosures continue to trickle in. We highlighted the fact that sector and staffing strategy, and the associated employee pay, significantly influence the reported ratio. We also suggested that comparisons across companies would continue to be difficult given latitude in acceptable…
Read More > 08.15.2018
In the News
Agenda – Precautions and Pitfalls in M&A Pay Strategy, Part Two
In the first half of this series, I discussed what precautions and pitfalls executives should consider early in the (M&A pay) process. In this half, I will discuss the five principal types of transactions that can happen in an M&A and how compensation strategies play into each. Merger of…
Read More > 07.27.2018
In the News
Agenda – Precautions and Pitfalls in M&A Pay Strategy
Mergers and acquisitions have risen to unprecedented levels over the past four years. Opportunities presented by an expanding global economy are partially responsible for this activity, but more fundamental matters drive it as well. At a time when technology and globalization are upending value chains and competitive models in a…
Read More > 07.18.2018
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A Deep Dive on This Year’s Say on Pay Results
It’s hard to believe, but the eighth year of Say on Pay has come and gone. Despite legislative threats to other provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act, it appears that the areas concerning executive pay are safe for now. In this Farient Brief, we’ll look at Say on Pay results and…
Read More > 07.13.2018
In the News
Farient Advisors Announces John V. Trentacoste Appointed Chief Operating Officer
Farient Advisors, a leading independent executive compensation, performance and governance advisory firm, today announced the appointment of John Trentacoste, Farient partner and Head of Consulting Operations, to the Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) role, effective July 1, 2018. In this role, Mr. Trentacoste will focus on…
Read More > 07.10.2018
In the News
Reuters – Outside Investors Rebuke Facebook Vote Structure, Tallies Show
By Ross Kerber A wide majority of outside investors at Facebook Inc backed a measure that would revamp its voting structure and end the supervoting rights of shares held by Mark Zuckerberg and others, seen as a rebuke to the chief executive of the world’s largest social media company.
Read More > 06.08.2018
In the News
Farient Advisors Announces Interactive CEO Pay Ratio Tracker
Farient Advisors, LLC, a leading independent executive compensation, performance and corporate governance advisory, has launched its interactive Farient Pay Ratio Tracker tool, that allows users to filter reported pay ratios by company and sector for the S&P 500 and 400, SmallCap 650 and Russell 3000. The CEO pay…
Read More > 05.24.2018
Briefs
Initial Readings of the CEO Pay Ratio
Nearly eight years after it was mandated by Dodd-Frank, the CEO Pay Ratio is making its debut. To date, about half of the S&P 500 and a third of the Russell 3000 have reported their figures. In this Farient Brief, we review pay ratios reported through April 15, diving deeper…
Read More > 05.07.2018
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Responsible Investor – Are Global Governance Practices Converging?
New report on the topic identifies regional developments on corporate governance. By Paul Hodgson France, Japan, and Saudi Arabia, are all experiencing a rise in scrutiny of corporate governance, according to a new report, 2018 Global Trends in Corporate Governance, published by Farient Advisors in conjunction with the Global Governance…
Read More > 04.03.2018
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