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Finding and Avoiding Perverse Incentives – Directorship Magazine
By Mark Hodak How to pair the right metrics with the right goals to incent superb results. EDC was an American energy company that successfully financed, developed, and operated power plants around the world. It made large investments in complex projects and recouped them by leasing the plants to its…
Read More > 10.13.2017
Briefs
See How Gender Diversity on Boards is on the Upswing
Diversity is an important topic in today’s corporate governance discussions, particularly since investors are paying attention to it. In this Farient Brief, we take a look at trends in gender diversity on boards across three stock indices from 2007 to 2016. “We have heard on numerous occasions that…
Read More > 09.26.2017
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The Data Is in on Board Diversity: Women Still Comprise Less Than 25 Percent of S&P 500 Boards
Looking beyond corporate governance, investors are laser-focused on board refreshment as part of their arsenal to improve independence, oversight and corporate performance. Additionally, board refreshment is considered the perfect opportunity to increase board diversity. In this Farient Brief, we explore macro trends of gender and board diversity, taking a closer…
Read More > 09.11.2017
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27th Annual Northwestern Kellogg Corporate Governance Conference
27th Annual Northwestern Kellogg Corporate Governance Conference In an era of escalating shareholder and public scrutiny, corporate boards must lead with greater transparency, efficiency, and expediency than ever before. Kellogg has been at the forefront of critical governance issues for over twenty years. This year’s 27th Annual Northwestern Kellogg Corporate…
Read More > 09.08.2017
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Forum on Executive Compensation
The Forum on Executive Compensation provides an opportunity to meet and exchange ideas, share experiences, and validate strategies and solutions to meet investor, regulatory and board demands on executive pay. Tweet…
Read More > 09.08.2017
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Energy bust dings executive pay, but some CEOs still get nice raises – Houston Chronicle
By Ryan Maye Handy Average compensation for Houston’s top executives fell last year as the worst oil bust in a generation battered earnings of the energy companies that dominate the region’s economy. Average compensation among the 500 highest-paid executives in the Houston area’s publicly traded companies fell by 9 percent, to…
Read More > 08.18.2017
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Robin Ferracone and Dayna Harris of Farient Advisors Named to 2017 NACD Directorship 100 List
Robin Ferracone and Dayna Harris – chief executive officer and partner, respectively, at Farient Advisors, an independent performance management, corporate governance and executive compensation consultancy – have been selected for inclusion in the 2017 National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Directorship 100.
Read More > 08.01.2017
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CFO Magazine – Balance Due: Boards seek the optimal compensation formula to satisfy all sides in the conflict over executive pay packages.
By: Keith Button Structuring executive compensation is a delicate balancing act that isn’t getting easier. Pay plans have multiple goals — attracting and retaining top talent, motivating performance, and keeping activist shareholders at bay — that are often at odds with each other. Ostensibly, both shareholders and the boards of…
Read More > 07.27.2017
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Bloomberg – Perks for American CEOs Aren’t What They Used to Be
By Anders Melin and Jenn Zhao Gone are the days when Tyco International ponied up millions of dollars to indulge its executives’ lavish lifestyles, including Dennis Kozlowski’s $15,000 dog umbrella stand. But U.S. public companies still give…
Read More > 07.21.2017
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NACD – How Are Trends in Executive Compensation and Governance Playing Out in the 2017 Proxy Season?
Investors now see corporate governance as a hallmark of the board’s effectiveness and one of the best sources of insight into the way companies operate. In response to this trend, Farient Advisors LLC, in partnership with the Global Governance and Executive Compensation Group, produced the report 2017—Global Trends in Corporate…
Read More > 07.13.2017
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