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FCPA Blog – Finding perverse incentives is hard, fixing them can be harder
Identifying perverse incentives within a company can prove difficult, and can be even more challenging when found. Partner Marc Hodak shares how to prevent these issues, and well as what to do to find and correct them in the final part of his five-part series.
Read More > 03.16.2017
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2017: Global Trends in Corporate Governance
Farient Advisors, in conjunction with its partners in the Global Governance and Executive Compensation Network (GECN), a select team of premier independent advisory firms specializing in compensation and governance challenges, undertook an unprecedented study covering 17 countries spanning six continents to gather insights into global corporate governance practices in three…
Read More > 03.15.2017
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Bloomberg – Health Insurers Would Get Fatter Tax Break on CEO Pay Under GOP Health Plan
John Trentacoste, director at Farient Advisors, speaks to Bloomberg about the implications of the proposed bill to replace Obamacare on health insurance companies.
Read More > 03.07.2017
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FCPA Blog – How Perverse Incentives Distort Individual and Corporate Performance
Mark Hodak, a partner at Farient Advisors, explores how even good, ethical employees can succumb to perverse incentives due to the pressure to meet internal targets. Read More…
Read More > 03.01.2017
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Agenda – Boards Move to Lessen Impact of TSR, Experts Say
While the use of relative total shareholder return (TSR) has increased in recent years, there are signs that boards are nevertheless trying to lessen its impact on their long-term incentive plans. Some boards have started to de-emphasize TSR in their incentive plans, and going forward, experts say TSR usage could…
Read More > 02.21.2017
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FCPA Blog – Revisiting EpiPen: Steep incentive thresholds are corporate disasters waiting to happen
Marc Hodak, partner at Farient Advisors, explains how steep incentive thresholds were behind the Epipen scandal and how companies can learn from Mylan’s mistake. Read More…
Read More > 02.13.2017
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Agenda – Compensation Committees Move on Refreshment
Boards are being urged to focus on refreshing their compensation committees to ensure there is the right balance of skills and experience to support the overall corporate strategy, experts say. Failure to sufficiently refresh the compensation committee over time, they say, could cause pay programs to suffer, lead to discontent…
Read More > 02.06.2017
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FCPA Blog – How perverse incentives cause companies to abandon controls
FCPA Blog – How perverse incentives cause companies to abandon controls In this article, Mark Hodak, partner at Farient Advisors, looks at whether companies can contain the excesses of their incentive programs with controls. Read More…
Read More > 01.30.2017
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FCPA Blog – Wells Fargo: How reasonable pay plans morphed into perverse incentives
Marc Hodak, partner at Farient Advisors, examines how Wells Fargo created a pressure cooker through pay plans that resulted in unethical and illegal behavior. Read More…
Read More > 01.26.2017
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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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