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BCLP

UK Corporate Briefing - November 2024

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The Investment Association (“IA”) has published its Principles of Remuneration for 2025 (“Principles”) following a review to ensure they support a competitive remuneration environment and meet investor expectations....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Recent Developments for UK PLCs - November 2024

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On 8 October 2024, the Investment Association (IA) updated its Principles of Remuneration (and supporting guidance) (the IA Principles). These principles, and the accompanying guidance, are significantly more flexible and...more

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UK’s Investment Association Publishes More Flexible Principles of Remuneration

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Recent reforms in the UK market have led to less prescriptive executive remuneration principles that encourage companies to tailor structures to their business, strategy, and performance while consulting with shareholders....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Are UK-Listed Companies Paying the Price for Executive Talent?

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A key factor in recent discussions on revitalising London’s place as a capital markets and financial services hub has been a renewed attention on executive compensation. Recent comments made by Julia Hoggett, the CEO of the...more

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Finding the ‘S’ in ESG: Boardroom and Employee Considerations

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Investors have historically overlooked social factors amid a focus on the environmental and governance counterparts as they assess the merit of an investment. This may have been due in part to the difficulty in quantifying...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Update Capital Market And Corporate Law: Act Implementing The Second Shareholder Rights Directive (ARUG II)

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With some delay, the ARUG II came into force on January 1, 2020. The focus is on changes in the German Stock Corporation Act. The changes that are significant in practice relate to the remuneration of the Management Board and...more

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2018 UK Corporate Governance Code published

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A new 2018 version of The UK Corporate Governance Code has been published by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) following a period of consultation. The new Code is broadly similar to the current 2016 Code, but is in a...more

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New Tax Law Brings Penalties for Top Paid Non-Profit Executives

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The “intermediate sanctions” rules under Section 4958 of the Internal Revenue Code have long governed the payment of compensation to executives of public charities. While these rules are highly prescriptive, if followed, they...more

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Consultation Begins Over Possible UK Corporate Governance Reform

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The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has recently published a Green Paper on options for future corporate governance reform. The Government’s stated objective is to put in place “the right checks...more

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Nasdaq Adopts “Golden Leash” Director Compensation Disclosure Requirement

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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) has adopted a new rule that will require each Nasdaq-listed company to publicly disclose compensation or other payments by third parties to any current director or nominee for director in...more

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