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Inside Counsel Magazine – Pay back
In the feature story of Inside Counsel Magazine, founder and chief executive officer of Farient Advisors, Robin Ferracone, discusses the SEC’s latest actions to address concerns of inflated executive compensation. Read Full Text…
Read More > 07.01.2015
Research
2015: NACD – New Guidance For Compensation Committees
2015: NACD – New Guidance For Compensation Committees Selecting the appropriate mixture of performance metrics, setting aspirational yet realistic expectations for executives, and communicating the board’s rationale to investors can be difficult under the best of circumstances, but in today’s tumultuous environment these tasks have become even more challenging. These…
Read More > 06.30.2015
In the News
Agenda – “CEO-to-Worker Pay Gap Widens”
Agenda – “CEO-to-Worker Pay Gap Widens” According to Farient Advisor’s data, chief executives made 3.12 times as much compensation as other named executive officers in 2015. Read Full Post…
Read More > 06.26.2015
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Reuters – “U.S. Pay Gap Also Problematic in C-Suite”
Eric Hoffmann, Vice President of Farient Advisors, explains why executives are getting a larger percentage of their pay in stock awards since the financial crisis. Read on Reuters…
Read More > 06.19.2015
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Agenda – “Boards Sharpen Up Peer Group Selection”
As boards place more emphasis on peer group selection, Dayna Harris, Vice President at Farient Advisors notes boards are becoming more mindful when constructing peer groups. Read Full Post…
Read More > 06.08.2015
In the News
Agenda – “CEO Pay Continues to Outpace Company Performance”
Agenda – “CEO Pay Continues to Outpace Company Performance” Among the many trends spotted in executive compensation this year, including CEOs beating performance goals and more focus on performance-based compensation, Robin Ferracone of Farient Advisors notes the rise in special one-time grants.
Read More > 06.04.2015
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NACD – “Aligning Goals When the Future Is Not So Rosy”
Dayna Harris, Vice President at Farient Advisors, offers a four-step process for aligning goals that are fair to both shareholders and management. Read Full Post…
Read More > 06.03.2015
In the News
NACD – “Staying Ahead of Pay Practices”
Farient Advisors’ Dayna Harris sat on a panel at The National Association of Corporate Directors’ annual Leading Minds of Compensation event held in New York City to discuss TSR, incentives, pay practices, and how to manage bad news. Read Full…
Read More > 06.01.2015
Briefs
Forbes – “What The SEC’s Proposal On Pay For Performance Means For Companies Going Forward”
Finally, after five years of waiting, the SEC issued new rules a few weeks ago on the link between pay and performance disclosure. Farient takes a closer look at the SEC’s pending pay for performance rule to determine whether these rules are reasonable and what they’ll mean for companies going forward.
Read More > 05.18.2015
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Reuters – “U.S. media CEOs are top paid even in year when stock prices lagged”
Eric Hoffman, Vice President at Farient Advisors discusses market trends in CEO compensation among major U.S. media companies. Read on Reuters Tweet…
Read More > 05.12.2015
Briefs
Farient Advisors Point of View—Implications of the Proposed SEC Pay for Performance Disclosure Rules
On April 29, the SEC proposed rules, in accordance with Section 953(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 that will require companies to disclose the relationship between compensation “actually” paid to executives and the financial performance of the company. Rules at a Glance The…
Read More > 05.06.2015
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Compliance Week – “Latest Pay Disclosure: Bring on the Metrics, Break Out the Peers”
Dayna Harris, Vice President at Farient Advisors comments on the possible outcomes of the SEC’s proposed pay-for-performance rule. Read Full Post Tweet…
Read More > 05.05.2015
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