Executive Compensation
From a say-on-pay proposal in France and audit rotation rules in the U.K. to proxy season highlights in the U.S., it’s time to span the corporate governance globe to review important developments from the month of October.
The pay ratio, although a useful tool, lends itself to rather sensational proclamations of unfair and unjustified pay.
From the development on an ASEAN corporate governance scorecard in Asia and executive and board transparency in Brazil to debate over the evolving redraft of the corporate governance code in the France, it’s time to span the corporate governance globe to review important developments from the month of June.
From plans to develop a national securities regulator in Canada and emerging executive-pay-plan voting rights in Germany to analyzing the independence of independent directors in Spain, it’s time to span the corporate governance globe to review important developments from the month of March.
There is no corporate governance issue that enflames opinion more than executive pay — and, more specifically, banker pay.
To the surprise of the banking industry, a consensus emerged in the negotiations between the European Parliament and the European Council on executive remuneration for banking institutions, mandating caps on bonuses in relation to fixed pay.
From updates to the German Corporate Governance Code and the suspension of a corporate governance database in Hong Kong to board independence at Italian issuers and guidance on executive pay in the U.K., it’s time to span the corporate governance globe to review important developments from the month of February.
The results of the 2013 Edelman Trust Barometer are out and the findings, for the financial services industry at least, are not encouraging.
From the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee in Brazil and updates to executive compensation principles in Canada to proposed corporate governance changes in India and “say-on-pay” developments in Switzerland, it’s time to span the corporate governance globe to review important developments from the month of January.
In the 2012 Spencer Stuart Board Index report we are given a peek at how board composition, policies, and practices stack up against the same practices in 2007 and 2002. And you know what? We’ve come a long way in some areas.
From the recently published corporate governance “Action Plan” in the EU to arguments for a hybrid system to improve corporate governance in Japan, it’s time to span the corporate governance globe to review important developments from the month of December.
A list of the top 10 most-read blog posts from the Market Integrity Insights blog in 2012.
Matt Orsagh, CFA, CIPM, director of capital markets policy at CFA Institute, and Bob Dannhauser, CFA, head of standards of practice and outreach at CFA Institute, discuss key results from the 2013 CFA Institute Global Market Sentiment Survey.
The taint of insider trading threatens to derail investor trust in hedge funds and other alternative strategies. Is it time for a new level of self-examination by hedge fund bosses around compensation systems, ethical codes, and the culture of the firm itself?
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