All executive pay articles
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News
No link between executive pay and company performance, summit told
The current executive pay system is broken, enabling and protecting excess with “a pretence of accountability”
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News
Asset managers call on FTSE companies to review executive pay in light of cost-of-living crisis
Retention and motivation of employees below executive level will be key for many companies, while board decisions could impact on productivity of whole workforce
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Special Report
ESG: Spotlight falls on ESG executive pay incentives
Executive pay is increasingly tied to sustainability targets and investors want to ensure incentives are properly designed
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News
Norway’s GPFN manager says now voting down more exec pay plans
Folketrygdfondet: Salaries must motivate long-term value creation
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Features
Guest Viewpoint: Principles for setting CEO pay
As we emerge from the AGM season, executive pay has, once again, been a lightning rod. Often pay is presented in simple headline numbers and narratives, but, in fact, pay is among the most complicated issues that percolate to board level. In my experience of sitting on boards for more than a decade, there are several principles that should guide the best global companies in setting executive pay.
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News
UK roundup: Top governance group warns against ‘race to the bottom’
Plus: Smiths Industries £146m buy-in, IA sets out executive pension, climate change stance
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PIRC puts forward new approach to exec pay policy
Bonuses based on existing performance criteria and LTIPs for 2020 are essentially a case of ‘force majeure’
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PLSA gives AGM voting guidance for COVID-19 context
Association’s move follows newsflow about company workforce, executive pay decisions
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UK asset manager body sets out stall on dividend decisions
‘Our members are not here to take short-term decisions or capitalise on companies or people in distress’
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News
Church investors toughen AGM voting policy
New measures extend expectations on diversity and hold directors to account on modern slavery
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Asset manager body hails engagement effect on CEO pay
Analysis on FTSE 100 pay from the High Pay Centre and CIPD shows median CEO remuneration fell 13% to £3.5m from 2017 to 2018
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UK lawmakers urge asset owners to act on executive pay
BEIS committee says main responsibility for bringing about change lies with asset owners, not asset managers
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Church investors to take hardline stance on executive pay, climate change
£21bn investor group lays out its plans to challenge companies on pay, pensions, tax, emissions, and diversity
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News
More large shareholders vote against excessive CEO pay [updated]
However, remuneration continues to rise, according to a major survey of exec pay and voting patterns
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News
Fund managers to turn up pressure on director remuneration
Pension payments to executives and diversity issues will take centre stage at AGMs in 2019
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News
Stewardship ‘tipping point’ in sight after busy year for engagement
Trade body encourages schemes to ‘take action where issues cause concern’
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News
Investors ‘too risk averse’ on challenging executive pay – report
Companies and investors wary of impact of cutting exec pay to potentially more socially acceptable levels
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News
Shell agrees short-term climate targets linked to exec pay
Targets to be put to shareholders after years of investor pressure to act on climate change risks
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News
ESG roundup: UK investor body calls for exec pension reform
Also: A guide to help the uninitiated with vital climate scenario analysis
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News
‘Sharp rise’ in shareholder rebellion over FTSE 100 pay in 2018
Investment Association CEO: ‘deeply disappointing’ that message being sent by shareholders not being heard