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Agenda – LTI Grant Values Expected to Rise in 2017

In a proxy statement filed this week, John Deere & Co’s board disclosed that it plans to increase the value of the base-level long-term incentive (LTI) awards for its NEOs, excluding the CEO, by approximately 10%, to $1.56 million. The board cited the need to make its LTI awards more competitive…

Read More > 01.20.2017

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NACD Directorship – Taking Off the JOBS Act Training Wheels

Robin Ferracone, CEO of Farient Advisors, discusses how the Jobs Act is impacting new public companies and what you need to do to prepare. Read More…

Read More > 01.08.2017

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Council of Institutional Investors – Study Tracks Growing Norms in Governance Practices Worldwide

Farient Advisors, in conjunction with its partners in the Global Governance and Executive Compensation Network (GECN), conducted a survey covering 17 countries across six continents to gather insights into corporate governance practices and trends. Read More…

Read More > 12.22.2016

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Agenda – Has the Use of Relative TSR in Long-Term Comp Plans Peaked?

Agenda – Has the Use of Relative TSR in Long-Term Comp Plans Peaked? John Trentacoste, managing director of Farient Advisors, discusses whether TSR should be used as a metric in executive pay plans in 2017. Read More…

Read More > 12.19.2016

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Agenda – Say-On-Pay Frequency Vote Looms

Agenda – Say-On-Pay Frequency Vote Looms Stemming from Agenda’s fourth-quarter Directors’ and Officers’ Outlook Survey, respondents say their boards are considering a shift to triennial say-on-pay voting. John Trentacoste, managing director of Farient Advisors, provides insight on this shift. Read…

Read More > 12.19.2016

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Compliance Week – Slowly but Surely, Global Governance Practices Are Converging

John Trentacoste, managing director of Farient Advisors, discusses the growing trend around improved governance practices. In a new report by Farient Advisors, studies show governance practices converging around the world. Read More…

Read More > 12.13.2016

Briefs

Forbes – Three Drivers of Global Corporate Governance You Can’t Ignore

As part of her Executive Pay Watch column, Robin Ferracone, CEO of Farient Advisors, discusses the three drivers of corporate governance that executives and board members can’t ignore in 2017. Read More…

Read More > 12.01.2016

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Pensions & Investments – Corporate Governance Growing Globally, Report Says

John Trentacoste, managing director at Farient Advisors, discusses a new global report from the Global Governance and Executive Compensation Network and Farient Advisors on intensifying corporate governance practices around the world. Read More…

Read More > 11.30.2016

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Bloomberg – Don’t Be Surprised When Activision Blizzard CEO Does a Big Deal

Activision Blizzard Inc. is giving CEO Robert Kotick major financially driven incentives, despite increasing investor scrutiny. John Trentacoste, a director of Farient Advisors, comments on why incentives are tied to performance, even though they’re much more rare. Read More…

Read More > 11.29.2016

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SHRM – Preparing Employees for CEO Pay Ratio Disclosures

Public companies in the U.S. will be required to disclose the ratio of CEO pay to median employee pay in their 2018 proxy statements. John Trentacoste, a director of Farient Advisors, advises how companies should represent this information to the employees.

Read More > 10.07.2016

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Bloomberg – Taking on Viacom Could Mean Even Fatter Paycheck for CBS Chief

John Trentacoste, managing director at Farient Advisors, discusses how the potential merger between CBS corp. and Viacom Inc. can impact executive compensation at the companies. Read More…

Read More > 09.30.2016

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Bloomberg – Mylan’s Pay for CEO Bresch Grates on Lawmakers, Many Investors

Mylan NV faces intense scrutiny from lawmakers after the company raised the price of its EpiPen allergy shot. Robin Ferracone, CEO of Farient Advisors, comments on CEO Heather Bresch’s Say on Pay record and how it reflects on governance. Read on…

Read More > 09.22.2016

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