The forensic examination of documents by the Hayne Royal Commission is likely to lead to additional demands being placed upon Remuneration Consultants and Board Remuneration Committees.
Strikes Against the Remuneration Report – 2018 AGM Season
There has been a significant increase in the number of ASX 300 companies receiving a strike against their remuneration report in the 2018 AGM season, with fifteen companies overall receiving strikes compared with six in 2017.
Recent Strikes Against Remuneration Reports
Two recent shareholder-initiated strikes, one at Telstra and the other at Tabcorp, potentially reflect different foundations leading shareholders to vote against their Remuneration Reports.
ASIC Gives the Gift of Advice
Companies need to identify ways to make annual general meetings (AGMs) transparent, ethical, and effective.
CEO Reward – Comment on Exceptions
Senior executive’s fixed or come-to-work remuneration among Australia’s leading companies has been in decline over the last decade.
Lessons from the 2017 AGM Season
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission issued Report 564 in January this year.
Independence and Conflicts of Remuneration Advisers
When ASX listed companies seek independent counsel on remuneration issues, remuneration advisers can find themselves faced with numerous scenarios which can result in conflict with a departing Executive, especially where the level of compensation as part of a separation or nominal resignation is being discussed.
The Past and the Future
The first Newsletter of the 2018 calendar year provides not only comment on contemporary issues, but also includes comment on the 10 most popular articles over the last 60 editions of our Newsletter and the most widely read Key Management Personnel Reports (KMP Reports) of the past 5 years.
Public Sector Pay
Has the community the right frame of reference when expressing views about the level of remuneration paid to employees retained by Commonwealth, State or Local Government organisations?
The Dilemma with Incentive Structures
An important role for the Board Remuneration Committee is to establish clarity with executives and shareholders around the primary levers that would support additional remuneration