At the beginning of the 2016 AGM season, there has been a 25.3% vote against Thomas Cook’s directors’ remuneration report. In its announcement, the company said “We have already engaged with certain shareholders to discuss their concerns, which relate to the timing of disclosure of EPS targets in respect of the long-term incentive plan and … Continue Reading
Are the ever-increasing US public company disclosures, particularly those dealing with executive compensation, even helpful to the investing public? A recent study commissioned by the Stanford University Rock Center for Corporate Governance, RR Donnelley and Equilar suggests the answer may be no, even among sophisticated institutional investors. The 2015 Investor Survey notes that only 38% of … Continue Reading
