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Farient Briefings: Out with the Old, In with the News
Farient Briefings Out with the Old, In with the News Introducing our newly tuned email newsletter, Farient Briefings—where we will be making our Briefings briefer and more timely. As the executive compensation landscape evolves, we’ll hit all the right notes in your inbox. In…
Read More > 09.13.2022
Briefs
Gensler’s SEC Approves Pay Versus Performance Disclosure
Amendment Takes a Prescriptive Approach to Rulemaking The disclosure of linkage between executive compensation and financial performance is the thrust of a new pay versus performance disclosure rule approved on Thursday, August 25, by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In effect for the upcoming 2023…
Read More > 09.12.2022
In the News
San Diego CEOs Ring Up Hefty Pay Gains Driven by Stock Compensation – San Diego Union-Tribune
CEO pay packages for companies in San Diego increased substantially in 2021 – driven by CEO stock options amid a surging equity market as the COVID-19 pandemic abated. In this article by the San Diego Union-Tribune, Farient’s Dayna Harris discusses why stock options remain popular despite falling out of…
Read More > 08.29.2022
Newsletters
A Binge and Newsworthy Summer Spotlight
August Spotlight Relax & Recharge: Late Summer Watch, Listen, and Read In this spotlight, enjoy a curated list of our recent favorite content as the summer winds down. Spend less time searching and more time learning, thanks to recommendations from our dedicated readers, binge-watchers, and…
Read More > 08.16.2022
Podcasts/Videos
Relax & Recharge: Late Summer Watch, Listen, and Read
The shore. The mountains. Travel. Downtime. It’s the summer of 2022. What are you reading, watching, listening to? We informally surveyed a group of dedicated readers, binge-watchers, and podcast aficionados to curate our own definitive and must read list of lists. Consider this an ice-filled…
Read More > 08.12.2022
In the News
Companies Swallow $2.1 Billion in Taxes as Executive Pay Climbs – The Wall Street Journal
The ending of tax breaks for executive compensation in 2017 has led to spiraling tax bills for corporations, according to this Wall Street Journal article. But Farient CEO and founder Robin Ferracone, quoted within, says this is a “drop in the bucket” for companies as they navigate a competitive…
Read More > 07.22.2022
In the News
NACD BoardTalk – How Compensation Committees Are Battling Uncertainty, Talent Woes
How are compensation committees addressing economic uncertainty and the fierce competition to attract and retain top executive talent? This question was the topic of an NACD event earlier this year featuring Lori Miller, Partner at Farient Advisors, and other esteemed experts in executive compensation. Lori discussed how committees are…
Read More > 07.22.2022
In the News
Agenda – Investors Scrutinize ESG-Linked Pay and Some Say No Way
As more environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals have been linked to executive pay, investors have become more likely to scrutinize pay packages that may involve “greenwashing” – potentially misleading information on these issues. In this Agenda article that cites recent examples, Farient data on Say-on-Pay votes is referenced…
Read More > 07.19.2022
In the News
Pensions & Investments – Investors push companies for specific ESG actions
This year’s proxy season has seen a notable jump in low Say-on-Pay votes. According to Farient data, the percentage of companies receiving less than 90% support for executive pay proposals increased to 30.2%, up from 17.9% in 2018. In this Pensions & Investments article, which focuses on how investor concerns…
Read More > 07.06.2022
Newsletters
July 2022: The Latest in Comp & Gov Spotlight
View Farient’s exclusive analysis in our Comp & Gov Spotlight newsletter: Investor Dissatisfaction On Executive Pay Continues to Rise This Proxy Season Tweet…
Read More > 07.06.2022
In the News
Agenda – Director Support Drops After So-So Say-on-Pay Votes
Investors who repeatedly express dissatisfaction over pay-for-performance alignment are beginning to vote against directors, according to this article in Agenda which cites Farient data and Eric Hoffmann, who leads the Farient Information Services and the Data Analytics Team (DAT). The likelihood of investors turning against directors increases dramatically after…
Read More > 06.28.2022
Briefs
Investor Dissatisfaction on Executive Pay Continues to Rise This Proxy Season
With more investors voting “no” on Say on Pay (SOP) than ever before… The number of large-cap companies that have received votes of 70 percent or below is on track to be the largest since SOP was implemented in 2011. In this Farient Brief, Eric Hoffmann analyzes the state of…
Read More > 06.27.2022
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