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Compliance Week – Even as Regulations Vaporize, Corporate Governance Takes Hold Globally
By Joe Mont Amid retreat from the regulatory blitz that followed the 2008 financial crisis, corporate governance—with an opposite and equal reaction—is attracting an unprecedented level of attention from investors around the world. That is according to the 2018 Global Trends in Corporate Governance study, recently published by Farient Advisors, an…
Read More > 03.28.2018
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Reuters – Tesla Shareholders Approve CEO Musk’s $2.6 Billion Compensation Plan
By Alexandria Sage and Ross Kerber SAN FRANCISCO/BOSTON (Reuters) – Shareholders of electric car company Tesla Inc approved a compensation package potentially worth $2.6 billion for Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk on Wednesday, though by a lower margin than U.S. CEOs typically receive on pay votes. Excluding votes by…
Read More > 03.22.2018
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The Wall Street Journal – Median CEO Pay Hit Record of Nearly $12 Million in 2017, Juiced by Markets
By Theo Francis and Joann S. Lublin Most S&P 500 chiefs got raises of 10% or more and median pay rose to $11.6 million, as stock awards swelled. The chief executives of America’s biggest companies are on track for another banner year of compensation, fueled by a soaring stock…
Read More > 03.21.2018
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Forbes – Oracle’s Road To Moving The Needle On ‘Say On Pay’ Votes
By: Robin Ferracone, CEO, Farient Advisors This article was originally published on Forbes.com. It may be hard to believe, but the seventh year of Say on Pay (SOP) voting is launching with the 2018 proxy season. Overall, companies have done well on SOP. In 2017, investor support reached…
Read More > 03.16.2018
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2018 Global Trends in Corporate Governance
Corporate governance is attracting an unprecedented level of attention – from governments, investors, board directors, and even the public. With capital increasingly fungible across borders, investors are more likely to “migrate” as companies struggle to keep up with global governance norms. This positions shareholders as key influencers…
Read More > 03.13.2018
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WorldatWork Total Rewards Conference
At the WorldatWork 2018 Total Rewards Conference & Exhibition, you’ll have access to more than 200 speakers and 90 sessions led by thought leaders from renowned consulting firms, senior practitioners from today’s leading organizations and rewards experts. Speakers will share case studies, peer insights, trends, analytics, new strategies, practical…
Read More > 03.06.2018
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Bloomberg – Schwarzman Collects $787 Million in ’17 to Rule Over Wall Street
By Anders Melin and Melissa Mittelman For Steve Schwarzman, it was a very good year. The Blackstone Group LP co-founder received $786.5 million for 2017, his biggest take-home ever, according to calculations based on the firm’s annual report filed March 1. His stake in New York-based Blackstone—and the $661 million in dividends…
Read More > 03.06.2018
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NACD Directorship – It’s Time to Think Less Conventionally About Long-Term Incentive Plans
By Dayna Harris, Partner, Farient Advisors In times of transition or business overhaul, the modern executive long-term incentive plan (LTIP) may be inadequate to support a business’s imperatives. On one hand, today’s typical plan is simple, and likely to garner support under say on pay with both proxy advisor firms and…
Read More > 02.23.2018
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Agenda: Tesla Pay Plan Offers Big Vision: Experts
By Melissa J. Anderson February 12, 2018 Tesla CEO Elon Musk got an earful from analysts questioning the automaker’s production timeline during last week’s earnings call on the electric car company’s fourth-quarter financial results. The CEO has his work cut out for him — a fact made clear by the aggressive 10-year performance plan announced…
Read More > 02.12.2018
Briefs
How to Align Executive and Corporate Board of Directors’ Interests
Corporate Board of Directors Investors and corporate board of directors want to ensure that the interests of executives and shareholders are aligned over the long term. The instruments most used to create this alignment are ownership requirements and post-vesting/exercise holding periods. In this Farient Brief, we explore post-vesting and exercise…
Read More > 01.17.2018
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