2016 has been the year of the high-profile strike, with the list of companies receiving an adverse remuneration report vote reading like a who’s who of corporate Australia.
The Agenda – December 2016
The Agenda is our must read summary of issues concerning Boards of Directors and Government.
Remuneration Governance – Boards at Risk
An increasing number of remuneration committees are limiting their requests to benchmarking rather than seeking remuneration recommendations. This is a trend that concerns Egan Associates.
Five years of the Two Strikes Rule – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Five years after the introduction of the two strikes rule, it’s a good time to reflect on the legislation’s effectiveness in ensuring reasonable executive remuneration.
KMP Report No. 18 : 2016 AGM Season Proxy Advisor Views
Egan Associates has prepared a summary of 2016 institutional investor and proxy advisor views for your reference.
2015 Director Fees: Women Earning More than Men
Female Board Directors from ASX companies ranked 50 to 300 earned more than their male counterparts in the 2015 year.
Market Giants Agree on ‘Commonsense’ Corporate Governance Principles
A select group of high profile CEOs of US public companies, asset managers and pension funds have created a set of ‘commonsense’ corporate governance principles to foster economic growth and benefit shareholders.
Influencing Culture Through Remuneration
With regulators threatening to more closely scrutinise corporate culture, Directors will be looking to exercise all of the levers in their control to influence its development, including remuneration.
Is Serving on the Remuneration or Audit Committee more Difficult?
Has the role of the remuneration committee become as onerous, if not more so, than that of the audit committee?
The Importance of Discretion
It is unusual in current times to observe short or long term incentives where the award is determined solely at the discretion of the Board. However, discretion has far from lost its place in incentive payments and policy.