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Questions raised over governance implications of share buyback schemes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... role of share buybacks as a corporate strategy may be more influenced by corporate culture than by the executive remuneration plans of executives, Marshall said. "It has more to do with the culture and the business model of a company than whether the ...

Median CEO bonus payout near record high: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... decline in the number of termination payments from 20 to 15. ACSI noted that there are "promising trends" in executive remuneration going forward, "in the way of several leading companies lowering remuneration for incoming CEOs, reducing cash pay by ...

Retail investors would accept lower returns for ethical performance: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... of 'recent dividends', 69% when deciding which companies to invest in. Retail investors also said that executive remuneration is a major trigger for selling - paying leadership and executives fairly does not drive shareholders to purchase shares, with ...

Corporate culture a factor in stock selection: WCM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... stuff that's qualitative, like engagement scores and anecdotal evidence that we pick." WCM also assesses executive remuneration to ascertain if executive pay is aligned with promotion strong corporate culture. "With remuneration, we look to make sure ...

Australia's disclosure of executive remuneration lagging: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
Disclosure of executive remuneration in Australian companies lags other, more developed, markets, according to AXA Investment Managers. Matt Christensen, global head of responsible investment, AXA IM Remuneration accounted for 68% of AXA IM's votes ...

Persistent and increasing bonus pay pushes up ASX100 remuneration: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
Chief executive remuneration continues to rise, pushed by "persistent and increasing bonus payments", according to the latest analysis of CEO pay by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO Don Meij, the CEO ...

Examining the corporate governance implications of share buybacks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... value to shareholders, propping up earnings per share statistics, or responding to perverse incentives in executive remuneration? Since the US government passed significant corporate tax cuts in December 2017, US listed companies have increased the pace ...

Vigeo Eiris assesses "ongoing, serious" misconduct cases in global banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... within the banks' internal control framework, as well as monitoring and management of material risk-takers; executive remuneration, examining how remuneration policies incentivise ethical conduct by senior executives; prevention of corruption and money ...

Colonial First State Global Asset Management publish stewardship report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... CFSGAM's global ESG Committee's working groups on three specific issues - climate change, human rights and executive remuneration - also progressed their work, concluding the work on the climate change and human rights approach. The work on executive ...

AMP Capital on value of non-financial performance measures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... ability to innovate, as intrinsically linked to driving company value and thus worth valuing as part of executive remuneration. Whilst managing people and culture and driving innovation is part of management's position, linking such factors to bonuses ...