Over the last 5 years, the landscape has significantly changed with shareholders being very active on executive pay proposals. The 2011 AGM showed a spike in shareholders scrutinizing pay proposals disclosed in companies’ remuneration reports.
This report summarizes the UK FTSE 100
Director remuneration proxy voting results from
2011 to May 2016.
Conflicts of interest, collusion and the overboarding of directors have been known to grab the attention of the biggest media outlets. As many companies are unfortunately aware. How can this be avoided right from the start?
In the second part of The Billionaire Battle Over Oil, we look at the outcome of the proposed deal between Occidental Petroleum and Anadarko.
Barrick Gold Corp, Acacia Mining and Turbulence in Tanzania Issues involving the mining industry and corporate governance practices are nothing new. And Barrick Gold’s recently deal with Acacia Mining is no exception. After multiple negotiations and tradeoffs in the past, Acacia Mining has agreed to Barrick, the majority shareholder, buying out the remaining minority shareholders. … Continue reading "Barrick Gold Corp, Acacia Mining and Turbulence in Tanzania"
