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2013: Compensation Committee Chair Advisory Council Summary Of Proceedings

On Nov. 4, 2013, NACD, Farient Advisors, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher co-hosted the fourth meeting of the Compensation Committee Chair Advisory Council in Washington, D.C. The session brought together compensation committee chairs from Fortune 500 companies with senior leaders from major institutional investors and the Securities and Exchange Commission…

Read More > 06.30.2013

In the News

Agenda – “Groupon Gets Creative With Peer Group”

Robin A. Ferracone discusses the benefits of using static financial metrics that are indicative of a company’s business model when determining peer groups. Read Full Post…

Read More > 06.17.2013

In the News

Agenda – “How Not to Overpay for Outside CEOs”

Agenda – “How Not to Overpay for Outside CEOs” Gary Hourihan provides expert commentary on the best compensation structure when hiring an outside CEOs. Read Full Post…

Read More > 06.03.2013

In the News

Shareholder - Executive Pay in the Pandemic Year

Compliance Week – “Shareholders Are Setting Sights on Big Targets”

Jack Zwingli discusses the rise of shareholder activism, particularly over executive pay. Read Full Post Tweet…

Read More > 05.28.2013

In the News

The Wall Street Journal – “Stock Options Sneak Back Into the Pay Mix – by Another Name”

Farient’s data that nearly half of the companies that issue performance-based stock options use shareholder return as a metric is cited in this article.   Read on The Wall Street Journal…

Read More > 05.15.2013

In the News

Agenda – “Stock Buybacks Boost CEO Pay, Fueling Benchmark Debate“

Farient Advisors CEO Robin A. Ferracone discusses the use of per-share earnings as a performance metric. Read Full Post Tweet…

Read More > 05.13.2013

In the News

Farient Advisors to Provide Daily Say-on-Pay Vote Results

The Farient Pay Tracker is the only resource of its kind that provides daily say-on-pay vote results for Russell 3000 companies, and flags companies with potentially systemic pay-for-performance alignment issues. Read on Business Wire…

Read More > 05.10.2013

In the News

Corporate Secretary – “What’s the best way to calculate pay?”

Performance-Adjusted Compensation, Farient’s proprietary method for calculating pay for performance, is highlighted in this feature. Read Full Post Tweet…

Read More > 05.06.2013

In the News

Corporate Secretary – “Irani ouster at Occidental opens path for reforms”

Jack Zwingli provides commentary on how Irani’s ouster points to larger trends in shareholder activism. Read Full Post Tweet…

Read More > 05.06.2013

In the News

The Wall Street Journal – “As Companies Step Up Buybacks, Executives Benefit, Too”

Robin A. Ferracone discusses how compensation targets tied to per-share earnings are helping to increase many executives’ pay. Read on The Wall Street Journal Tweet…

Read More > 05.05.2013

In the News

Reuters – “Occidental shareholders vote out long-time chairman Irani”

Jack Zwingli provides expert commentary on Executive Chairman Ray Irani’s ouster from the Occidental board. Read on Reuters Tweet…

Read More > 05.03.2013

Briefs

Farient Study – Performance Metrics and Their Link to Value

Click here to download a full copy of the study Prepared and Published by Farient Advisors LLC Sponsored by the State Board of Administration of Florida February 2013 Executive Summary One clear outcome from say-on-pay voting on executive compensation has been a focus on pay for performance.

Read More > 04.26.2013

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