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CFO Magazine – Balance Due: Boards seek the optimal compensation formula to satisfy all sides in the conflict over executive pay packages.
By: Keith Button Structuring executive compensation is a delicate balancing act that isn’t getting easier. Pay plans have multiple goals — attracting and retaining top talent, motivating performance, and keeping activist shareholders at bay — that are often at odds with each other. Ostensibly, both shareholders and the boards of…
Read More > 07.27.2017
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Bloomberg – Perks for American CEOs Aren’t What They Used to Be
By Anders Melin and Jenn Zhao Gone are the days when Tyco International ponied up millions of dollars to indulge its executives’ lavish lifestyles, including Dennis Kozlowski’s $15,000 dog umbrella stand. But U.S. public companies still give…
Read More > 07.21.2017
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NACD – How Are Trends in Executive Compensation and Governance Playing Out in the 2017 Proxy Season?
Investors now see corporate governance as a hallmark of the board’s effectiveness and one of the best sources of insight into the way companies operate. In response to this trend, Farient Advisors LLC, in partnership with the Global Governance and Executive Compensation Group, produced the report 2017—Global Trends in Corporate…
Read More > 07.13.2017
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NACD Magazine – Experts Consider Clawbacks, How to Select a Compensation Advisor
NACD Magazine – Experts Consider Clawbacks, How to Select a Compensation Advisor – Farient partner John Trentacoste recently joined a panel of leading executive compensation consultants at NACD’s Leading Minds of Compensation, where he discussed shareholder value and compensation planning.
Read More > 07.01.2017
Research
2017: NACD – The Evolving Relationship Between The General Counsel And The Board
On October 25, 2016, NACD, Farient Advisors, Katten Muchin Rosenman, PwC, and Sidley Austin hosted the first joint meeting of the Compensation Committee Chair and Risk Oversight Advisory Councils. The discussion focused on the indicators of an effective partnership between the general counsel and the board, including the following: Aligned…
Read More > 06.30.2017
Research
2017: NACD – Incentives And Risk Taking
On October 25, 2016, NACD, along with Farient Advisors, Katten Muchin Rosenman, PwC, and Sidley Austin, cohosted the first-ever joint meeting between the NACD Compensation Committee Chair Advisory Council and the NACD Advisory Council on Risk Oversight. Farient Partner, Dayna Harris, participated in an open dialogue on key issues affecting…
Read More > 06.30.2017
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The Wall Street Journal – Female CEOs Earn More Than Male Chief Executives
Robin Ferracone, founder and CEO of Farient Advisors, discusses why female CEOs of S&P 500 companies are out-earning their male counterparts. “Boards don’t want to shortchange their female CEO in today’s environment, when pay equality is such an issue,’’ said Ferracone. So, they “err on the side of being generous.’’…
Read More > 05.31.2017
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Washington Post – The surprising role where women consistently earn more than men
Washington Post – The surprising role where women consistently earn more than men Eric Hoffmann, vice president of information services at Farient Advisors, speaks to The Washington Post about the gender pay gap impacting chief executives of S&P 500 corporations.
Read More > 05.26.2017
Briefs
Forbes – The Global Governance Landscape: How Will It Affect Your Company?
In the latest article for her Executive Pay Watch column on Forbes, Robin Ferracone, CEO of Farient Advisors, recaps her a recent panel in which she participated, “The Global Governance Landscape: How Will It Affect Your Company?” The discussion between Robin, Dayna Harris, Farient Advisors Partner, and Fran Luisi, leader…
Read More > 05.16.2017
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Agenda – Should Boards Cut Bonuses When the Company Faces a Big Fine?
Credit Suisse will face shareholders at its annual meeting today after investor outcry led executives at the bank to announce in April that they would cut their bonuses by 40%. Investors and proxy advisors were angry about performances issues as well as a $5.3 billion fine linked to certain mortgage practices…
Read More > 04.28.2017
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Agenda – Predictive Modeling Changing the Future of Compensation
The growing use of total shareholder return (TSR) performance shares and the increased scrutiny of executive compensation plans by investors and proxy advisory firms have helped drive the increased use of analytics in executive compensation, experts say. Now, some boards are using analytics in the form of predictive modeling to…
Read More > 03.23.2017
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Forbes – Executive Compensation Commands Board Committee Expertise
In the latest entry of her column, Executive Pay Watch, Farient CEO Robin Ferracone discusses the role boards play in determining executive compensation with Peter R. Gleason, CEO of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). Read More…
Read More > 03.21.2017
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