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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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Distilling The SEC’s Landmark Climate Disclosure Proposal
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently issued its much-anticipated proposed climate disclosure rules that would require public companies in financial statements to report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, exposure to climate risks, and climate-related metrics. The new rules are a significant step forward in standardizing public disclosures on environmental measures.
Read More > 04.13.2022
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Interview—From Best to Worst: ‘Madam Chair’ CEO Alicia Syrett and Farient CEO Robin Ferracone Talk Comp Committee Landscape
In the following interview, I dialogue with esteemed investor and experienced public company board chair Alicia Syrett. She is the CEO of the early-stage investment vehicle Pantegrion Capital (its name is a combination of passion and integrity). She is also the founder of Madam Chair, a…
Read More > 03.23.2022
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What Happens When Proxy Advisors Say No To Executive Compensation?
Executive Summary Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recommendations have more influence on Say on Pay votes than Glass Lewis (GL) ISS and GL provide consistent recommendations for Say on Pay (either both For or both Against) 88 percent of the time for companies in the S&P 500. This pattern is similar…
Read More > 02.18.2022
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Interview: Powering Business Away From Climate Risk
Recently, Farient Partner Dayna Harris had a chance to participate on a National Association of Corporate Directors’ (NACD) Climate Risk panel with Britt Ide. Britt is on the boards of NorthWestern Energy.
Read More > 12.07.2021
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Beyond the Headlines – Executive Pay in the Pandemic Year
Executive Summary 2020 was a strong year for investors, following very robust equity returns in 2019 Compensation decisions are made early in the fiscal year. For 2020 this meant compensation decisions were made prior to understanding the impact of COVID-19 Because short-term incentive (STI) plans are awarded for past performance,…
Read More > 11.16.2021
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Board Oversight of Stakeholder Strategies
By: RJ Bannister, Partner, Farient Advisors Companies around the world are including “stakeholder” considerations in their strategy and culture. Today’s stakeholders expand beyond investors, and regulators, and include customer and community interests, suppliers and employees. As stakeholder prominence becomes commonplace, every company should consider two fundamental questions: (1) what is…
Read More > 03.30.2021
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Interview: Robin Ferracone and Bob Zukis Talk Systemic Risk and Stakeholders
In an interview, Robin Ferracone and Bob Zukis discuss systemic risk and stakeholders.
Read More > 03.03.2021
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In the Year of the Stakeholder: Getting Skin in the Game
I am convinced that focusing on stakeholder wellbeing and creating a level of accountability through incentives will have long-term benefits for everyone. As we focus on doing right by stakeholders, we can all help maintain a healthy economy, expand opportunities and protect our planet.
Read More > 02.17.2021
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Use of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Metrics in the S&P 500
When Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is used as an incentive measure, it is most often part of a weighted scorecard or a weighted measure up to approximately 20% of STI
Read More > 02.02.2021
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Executive Compensation 2021: Back to the Future
Welcome to 2021. The first two weeks of January have certainly foreshadowed an eventful year to come. To ring in the New Year, Farient and our partners in the Global Governance and Executive Compensation Group (GECN Group) just published our newest research entitled 2021 and Beyond: Global Trends in Stakeholder Incentives.
Read More > 01.13.2021
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The Evolving Role of the Compensation Committee: It’s More than Pay
By Robin Ferracone and Dayna Harris No one will argue that 2020 has been an extraordinary year. From multiple months of COVID-19, the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ahmaud Arbery in South Georgia, among others, human capital management and most notably diversity, inclusion, and equitable…
Read More > 11.23.2020
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