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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…
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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…
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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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Golden Handcuffs, Repriced | Farient Briefings FOR EMPLOYEES
Golden Handcuffs, Repriced: Why Boards Bet on ‘Carry’ to Prevent Talent Drain Why Carried Interest Is Becoming a Powerful Retention Tool for Public Asset Managers Carried interest is increasingly viewed as a critical executive compensation tool because of its ability to create long-term “holding power” for top…
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Golden Handcuffs, Repriced: Carried Interest, SEC Signals, and 2026 Pay Trends | Farient Briefings
Golden Handcuffs, Repriced: Why Boards Bet on ‘Carry’ to Prevent Talent Drain The smart money doesn’t leave early. Public asset managers such as BlackRock and Goldman Sachs are importing private‑market economics into executive pay plans. Folding carried interest–style incentives into senior pay is a play to strengthen retention…
Read More > 02.24.2026
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Boards May Cut Exec Pay to Make Nice with SEC—Agenda
Farient Partner and COO R.J. Bannister was quoted in Agenda examining how shifting enforcement dynamics may reshape the role of boards in executive compensation decisions. The article looks at the SEC’s evolving posture following Archer-Daniels-Midland’s voluntary cuts to executive incentive pay as part of a broader settlement tied to accounting…
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