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    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      News in-depthUtilities
      Water company CEO pay falls 27% amid leakage scandals

      Combined remuneration at 10 largest groups fell last year but critics argue it remains high

      Surfers and sea swimmers prepare to enter the water as the environmental protest group Surfers Against Sewage hold a protest at Saltburn beach
    • Sunday, 27 August, 2023
      Investors warn ‘fluffy’ ESG metrics are being gamed to boost bonuses

      Majority of S&P 500 companies use environmental, social or governance criteria to guide pay

      A Southwest Airlines ground crew member organises unclaimed luggage at Los Angeles International Airport last year
    • Monday, 21 August, 2023
      FTSE 100 bosses given average 16% pay rises

      Median blue-chip index chief was paid 118 times the median full-time worker in the UK in 2022

      shops in view of skyscrapers in the City of London
    • Thursday, 27 July, 2023
      Centerview Partners LLC
      Centerview bankers face off in court over ‘oral partnership agreement’

      Dispute involving former employee David Handler shines spotlight on inner workings of boutique investment bank

      Centerview founding partners Blair Effron and Robert Pruzan
    • Saturday, 15 July, 2023
      On Wall StreetWilliam Cohan
      How much is it worth to retain a star CEO?

      New pay package for Disney’s Bob Iger is just the latest in a series of inducements for high-profile bosses

    • Thursday, 6 July, 2023
      Lex
      UK chiefs pay: investors are too strict about restricted stock Premium content

      Hybrid schemes where share plans are mixed with restricted stock units are common in the US

      People walk in Greenwich Park, south east London, with the City financial district in the background
    • Tuesday, 27 June, 2023
      US corporate jet spending jumps as executives keep pandemic-era perks

      Meta spent the most on private flights last year, including more than $4mn for Sheryl Sandberg

      People board private jets
    • Tuesday, 20 June, 2023
      Post Office Ltd
      Post Office bosses urged to return bonuses paid in error

      Business committee chair asks top executives to repay ‘100%’ of payments received for work with Horizon scandal inquiry

      Post Office sign
    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      Helen Thomas
      Business should stop griping about ‘comply or explain’

      The UK’s trademark self regulatory approach to governance has been aped around the world

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      Lex
      Executive pay: new formulas could fuel confusion Premium content

      In theory, corporate leaders could be shown to be owing the company money

      Nvidia sign on its headquarters
    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      The Restaurant Group PLC
      Wagamama owner suffers shareholder revolt over pay and appointments

      Activist hedge funds continue push for shake-up at The Restaurant Group

      A branch of Wagamama in London
    • Wednesday, 10 May, 2023
      JPMorgan Chase & Co
      Top proxy adviser performs rare U-turn over Jamie Dimon’s pay

      ISS switches recommendation for US bank’s executives after admitting errors in analysis

      Jamie Dimon
    • Wednesday, 10 May, 2023
      Does it pay for British executives to move to the US?

      Fears grow among boards that constraints on wages will damage UK-based companies

      A montage of London buildings in black and white with a coloured American flag fluttering in the background
    • Sunday, 7 May, 2023
      City grandees call for higher pay to lure and retain executives

      Senior fund managers back increased remuneration despite shareholder rebellions

    • Thursday, 4 May, 2023
      Helen Thomas
      What could usefully happen in the UK’s ‘big tent’ conversation on pay

      LSE chief executive deserves plaudits for taking on a high-profile, contentious subject with no easy answers

      London Stock Exchange CEO Julia Hoggett
    • Thursday, 4 May, 2023
      AstraZeneca PLC
      AstraZeneca chair says it is paying CEO enough to ward off US rivals

      Drugmaker’s chief executive Pascal Soriot had talks last year about a role with US group Biogen

      Michel Demaré of AstraZeneca
    • Thursday, 4 May, 2023
      Due Diligence
      The war over CEO pay in the UK Premium content

      Plus, Harvey Schwartz brings his Wall Street chops to private equity and Apollo rolls the dice on Lottomatica

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    • Wednesday, 3 May, 2023
      Unilever shareholders reject pay plan in big blow to incoming chief

      Consumer group ‘disappointed’ as almost 60% of votes at AGM are cast against remuneration report

    • Wednesday, 3 May, 2023
      LSE chief calls for higher UK executive pay to retain listings

      Julia Hoggett wants ‘constructive discussion’ on remuneration to stop companies moving to US

      Julia Hoggett, head of the London Stock Exchange
    • Friday, 28 April, 2023
      Pearson PLC
      Pearson suffers shareholder revolt over executive pay

      Almost half of votes cast at AGM against revamped policy that could award higher bonuses

      Chief executive Andy Bird
    • Wednesday, 26 April, 2023
      American International Group Inc
      AIG investors urged to oppose chief’s $50mn pay award

      Biggest proxy advisers say special five-year scheme is excessive and insufficiently tied to performance

      AIG headquarters in New York
    • Wednesday, 26 April, 2023
      Universal Music Group
      Universal Music’s Lucian Grainge criticised over $100mn pay package

      Two top shareholders and advisory services speak out against ‘excessive’ CEO award ahead of annual general meeting

      Lucian Grainge
    • Saturday, 22 April, 2023
      Alphabet Inc
      Alphabet chief Pichai’s pay rose to $226mn last year

      Google parent head was granted big stock award before company moved to cut jobs in 2023

      Alphabet chief Sundar Pichai
    • Thursday, 20 April, 2023
      John Plender
      Eye-popping executive pay rewards luck, not managerial wizardry

      In a sane world CEO pay would be primarily in cash with equity used only for exceptional performance

      Darren Woods in suit and tie gesturing with his right hand
    • Sunday, 16 April, 2023
      US executive pay bucked falling stock market in 2022

      More than a third of S&P 500 executives received pay rises last year despite negative shareholder returns

      Moderna chief executive Stéphane Bancel
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