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Rethinking Executive Pay: Farient Explores New Governance Challenges
As Farient Advisors continues to expand globally, with teams now operating across four offices on two continents, this year’s all-staff offsite meeting took on heightened importance. With a focus on the evolving landscape of executive compensation, corporate governance, and talent management, the annual Summit provided a platform…
Read More > 08.19.2024
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At GECN Group Annual Meeting, PvP, ESG, and Proxy Advisor Issues Dominate
The very idea of “global governance” was once oxymoronic. Those days are long past, as evidenced by the range of common cross-border policy and practice issues that dominated discussions at the annual meeting of the Global Governance and Executive Compensation (GECN) Group. The annual meeting serves to enrich, inform, and…
Read More > 07.11.2024
In the News
US Executive Pay Rises at Fastest Rate in 15 Years—Financial Times
With US executive pay increasing overall in conjunction with Elon Musk prevailing in getting his historically large compensation package, many are questioning why pay is skyrocketing, according to this Financial Times article by Patrick Temple-West. But according to Farient founder and CEO Robin Ferracone, companies are motivated to pay more…
Read More > 06.17.2024
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Our Annual Roundup of What to Read, Watch, and Listen to
Cue up George Gershwin’s Summertime and read our third annual installment of what to read, watch, and listen to, a rich blend of books, film, and podcast recommendations. This year’s approach was to consult our savviest colleagues and the many “best of” lists. The result? A broad…
Read More > 06.11.2024
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Corporate Commitment to ESG Driven by Value Creation
There is no turning back. Corporate focus on long-term value inextricably links to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. Despite “anti-woke” sentiment heightened by state and federal politics, the business case for adopting sustainability strategies is reflected by the growing number of companies in multiple geographies and industries that incorporate…
Read More > 04.23.2024
Research
A New View of Stakeholder Incentives
A worldwide trend by companies to incorporate stakeholder metrics into executive compensation continues even in the United States where an anti-woke political movement has taken root, according to Farient Advisors’ newly released 2024 Global Trends in Stakeholder Incentives: What’s Next? report. Farient—in conjunction with the Global Governance and Executive Compensation…
Read More > 03.20.2024
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