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Proxy Voting Meets AI: Implications for Say on Pay | Farient Briefings FOR EMPLOYEES
Say on Pay in the Age of AI: Separating Signal from Noise For leaders of compensation planning, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) creates new unknowns. Proxy voting is one immediate example. This season marks the first year that the full capabilities of generative AI will be available…
Read More > 04.14.2026
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Proxy Voting Meets AI: Implications for Say on Pay | Farient Briefings
Proxy Voting Meets AI: Implications for Say on Pay Generative AI just walked into proxy season, and the first impact won’t be a sudden wave of failed Say on Pay (SOP) votes. This is the first year investors can use AI at scale to scan proxy statements, extract…
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Say on Pay in the Age of AI: Separating Signal from Noise
For leaders of compensation planning, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) creates new unknowns. Proxy voting is one immediate example. This season marks the first year that the full capabilities of generative AI will be available to—and increasingly used by—investors as a supporting tool for their proxy voting process. Use…
Read More > 04.13.2026
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SEC Rethinks Quarterly Reporting | Farient Briefings FOR EMPLOYEES
Pay, Performance, and the Quarter: What the SEC’s Reporting Proposal Means for Boards For over half a century, quarterly reporting has been a hallmark of U.S. public markets. Now, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is exploring whether companies should be allowed to report earnings semiannually instead of…
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SEC Rethinks Quarterly Reporting | Farient Briefings
SEC Rethinks Quarterly Reporting What if the ritual of quarterly earnings – long seen as untouchable in U.S. markets – suddenly became optional? A new Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposal is reigniting a high‑stakes debate over transparency versus long‑term value creation. Supporters argue that fewer mandated reports…
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Meta Executives Could Earn Nearly $1 Billion Each If They Hit Goals—Fortune
Meta is reshaping the “moonshot” compensation model—extending massive, performance-based equity awards beyond the CEO to a broader group of senior executives, all tied to an ambitious goal: growing its market cap to $9 trillion. In Fortune, Farient CEO Robin Ferracone explains how this approach reflects a shift in how companies…
Read More > 03.30.2026
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Pay, Performance, and the Quarter: What the SEC’s Reporting Proposal Means for Boards
For over half a century, quarterly reporting has been a hallmark of U.S. public markets. Now, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is exploring whether companies should be allowed to report earnings semiannually instead of quarterly, while still requiring disclosure of material events. Some boards support the change to semiannual…
Read More > 03.30.2026
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When Incentives Attract Activists | Farient Briefings FOR EMPLOYEES
When Incentives Attract Activists After decades advising boards through shareholder scrutiny, compensation redesigns, and activist pressure, Farient Advisors COO R.J. Bannister has learned that credibility is built long before a proxy fight begins. In a market where investors demand tighter alignment between pay, performance, and strategy—and where activists are increasingly…
Read More > 03.12.2026
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When Incentives Attract Activists | Farient Briefings
When Incentives Attract Activists Proxy season is underway—and investors aren’t just voting on compensation. They’re judging whether your board can explain it. During a recent BDO-hosted webinar on shareholder engagement, Farient Advisors COO R.J. Bannister made the case that credibility is built before a proxy fight begins—and that…
Read More > 03.12.2026
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When Pay Attracts Activists
After decades advising boards through shareholder scrutiny, compensation redesigns, and activist pressure, Farient Advisors COO R.J. Bannister has learned that credibility is built long before a proxy fight begins. In a market where investors demand tighter alignment between pay, performance, and strategy—and where activists are increasingly sophisticated—Bannister argues that compensation…
Read More > 03.11.2026
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