News Headlines Reflective of 2020 to Date
The following headlines drawn from the national press and various sector newsletters/journals reflect the focus of considerable comment on the economy, education, wages, penalty rates,
The Agenda – February 2017
The Agenda is our must read summary of issues concerning Boards of Directors and Government.
2015 Remuneration Votes Dissected
Egan Associates has analysed votes against the remuneration report at the Annual General Meeting across the ASX top 500 companies by market capitalisation to examine any trends.
Superannuation – Are Executives Funding their Retirement?
It is our observation that wealth creation and provisioning for a comfortable retirement is in part being supported through public company executive participation in equity based incentive plans.
ACSI Findings on Board Composition and Non-Executive Director Pay
ACSI has released its annual 2014 study into Board Composition and Non-Executive Director pay in ASX 200 companies, which provides insights into gender, board size, independence, new entrants, tenure and director fees.
Realised Pay a Focus of ACSI Survey
ACSI’s 2014 study of CEO pay in the S&P/ASX200 is the first to include comparisons of realised and reported pay for all CEOs in the sample.
SEC Approves Pay Ratio Disclosure Rule
Almost two years after its initial proposal, the United States and Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a rule that requires a public company to disclose the ratio of pay of the CEO to the median compensation of its employees.
Gender Pay Equivalence
While equal reward for equal work represents a desirable social policy, measuring equality of both inputs (accountability and working conditions) and outputs (the value of experience, competencies and performance) adds complexity which must embrace acceptance of a limited differential favouring either gender.
Managing STI Deferral
Listed companies adopting deferral as an element of their annual incentive plan use varying equity instruments to match the deferral incentives.