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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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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
Research
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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