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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.