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UK tax changes – Health and Social Care levy

September 2021

Earlier this week, the UK government announced a major policy programme to enable significant funding increases for health and social care

FCA IFPR policy statement remuneration requirements

August 2021

In April 2021, the FCA issued a consultation document

Reflections on the 2021 AGM season

May 2021

The pre-COVID context was already challenging for Remuneration Committees

FCA consultation on Investment Firm Prudential Regime

April 2021

On 19 April 2021, the FCA issued a consultation document regarding its proposals to implement the new UK IFPR

Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) measures and their increasing use in incentive plans

March 2021

The start of 2021 has seen a keen focus on ESG matters from investors

Some questions being considered by Remuneration Committees

February 2021

Listed companies reporting early in 2021 and their Remuneration Committees are already in a period of intense activity.

Glass Lewis guidelines published for 2021

December 2020

The Investment Association’s updated Principles and COVID-19 “expectations”

November 2020

ISS publishes EMEA voting guidance changes – no major shifts in the UK on pay

November 2020

Summary of Legal and General Investment Management's ("LGIM") October 2020 UK Principles of Executive Pay

October 2020

Has the time come to strengthen the link between ESG measures and pay

19 August 2020

PRA consultation on CRD V: smaller firms' exemption from the bonus cap to be removed

10 August 2020

Fidelity issues Covid-19 guidance

10 July 2020

Our latest executive briefing covers recent guidance issued by Fidelity International and a short note on the use of climate-related factors in executive remuneration.

Regulatory updates regarding CRD V and a new UK prudential regime for investment firms

29 June 2020

Our latest executive briefing covers two recent regulatory announcements

EBA issues roadmap and consults on remuneration requirements

10 June 2020

This briefing focuses on recent announcements by the EBA which are particularly relevant to investment firms.

Remuneration related restrictions on Government financing arrangements

21 May 2020

Coronavirus and operating sharesave option schemes

14 May 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has also thrown up a number of significant remuneration-related challenges for remuneration committees

Summary of the Investment Association's Shareholder Expectations

27 April 2020

Summary of the IA’s shareholder expectations of executive pay during the COVID-19 pandemic

Executive Briefing - weekly update

24 April 2020

Executive Briefing - weekly update

17 April 2020

Executive Briefing - Survey and weekly update

9 April 2020

Executive Briefing - Survey and weekly update

3 April 2020

Glass Lewis Issues Guidance

31 March 2020

Adjustments to Remuneration

27 March 2020

Our weekly update

Latest coronavirus related announcements

25 March 2020

Events continue to move rapidly as a result of the coronavirus pandemic

How Remuneration Committees should respond to the coronavirus outbreak - updated

19 March 2020

19 March update to our earlier briefing

How Remuneration Committees should respond to the coronavirus outbreak

10 March 2020

Early 2020 AGM Season Update

January 2020

The recent publication of annual reports by September year-end companies marks the imminent beginning of another AGM season for FTSE All-Share companies

IASB Reporting Proposals

December 2019

IASB proposes changes to the presentation and disclosure of profit

ISS Completes its Annual Round of EMEA Updates to Guidelines

November 2019

ISS has now published its 2020 benchmark proxy voting policies

The IA Principles of Remuneration and Glass Lewis' 2020 Guidelines

November 2019

The IA and Glass Lewis have today both published their updated guidance ahead of the 2020 AGM season.

Increased flexibility encouraged around long-term incentives

October 2019

The Purposeful Company today published its Study on Deferred Shares

Updates from the IA and LGIm

September 2019

The IA has today provided an update on its position on executive director pension provision in advance of it publishing its revised Principles of Remuneration in October.

Updated GC 100 guidance

July 2019

The GC100 and Investor Group published on 22 July 2019 an updated version of its Directors’ Remuneration Reporting Guidance

Share buybacks are not being used make targets easier

July 2019

Two years after the publication of the Green Paper on corporate governance, BEIS has just published a 151-page report on the subject

PRA letter on Solvency II remuneration expectations

July 2019

On 12 July 2019 the PRA published a letter to RemCo chairs

Reviewing your Remuneration Policy

June 2019

As we emerge from the cut and thrust of the 2019 AGM season, now is an opportune time for Remuneration Committees to take stock.

Brexit delay impacts remuneration reporting

April 2019

The Government has now published the draft legislation which transposes SRD II into national law on 10 June 2019.

Executive rewards paying for success

March 2019

The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Select Committee yesterday published a report

CRD V published in draft

March 2019

On 14 February 2019 the European Council published a draft of the next iteration of the Capital Requirements Directive

CEO Pay ratios

January 2019

Should you use gender pay data to identify the quartiles?

November 2018 Proxy Update

November 2018

Over the last week or so, each of the three main proxy firms has issued its annual guidance update.

Total Shareholder Return – an imperfect perfect measure?

November 2018

In the UK, relative TSR remains one of the most common metrics used to measure company performance in long-term incentive plans

Cracking the code: the effect of the Government’s executive pay reforms

October 2018

It has been a busy return to duty for remuneration committee members

Revised Corporate Governance Code

The FRC published the revised UK Corporate Governance Code on 16 July 2018

Pay ratios rules published

11 June 2018

On Monday 11 June 2018 the Business Secretary, Greg Clark, has brought forward secondary legislation to make a number of amendments on company reporting.

LGIM updated corporate governance policy

May 2018

LGIM has published an updated version of its ‘Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment Policy’ for UK companies.

Gender Pay Update

April 2018

Following a last minute rush, a total of 10,060 companies made a submission to the Government’s Gender Pay Gap Reporting website before the 4 April 2018 deadline.

Recent case law impacting share plans

April 2018

Gender Pay Update

March 2018

February 2018 Update

Proposed Revisions to the UK Corporate Governance Code

December 2017

The FRC has today (5 December 2017) published its proposals for a revised UK Corporate Governance Code

Updated Investment Association Guidelines for 2018

November 2017

IA’s Public Register goes live

October 2017

Gender Pay - First Data Published

September 2017

At the time of writing, 76 entities have to date submitted their Gender Pay Gap Reporting information to the Government website.

BEIS August 2017

Government’s (not so) final report on executive pay

Today, the Government’s response to its Green Paper on Corporate Governance Reform was released

PRA's Final Solvency II Remuneration Guidance

August 2016

The PRA has now published its final Supervisory Statement on Solvency II Remuneration Requirements.