Small business news-to-watch and of-interest……UK…a proposal for executive compensation rules.
Excerpt………..The Government proposes to introduce a binding shareholder vote on executive pay policy (possibly requiring a 65% or 75% super majority), a non-binding shareholder vote on the subsequent application of that pay policy and a binding shareholder vote on exit payments in excess of one year’s basic salary.
The new rules would apply to certain UK quoted companies. The new rules would apply to those companies with either a standard or a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange main market and UK incorporated companies listed on the NYSE, NASDAQ or officially listed in another EEA member state but would not apply to companies trading on AIM or the Plus Growth market. The rules would replace the existing requirement for a non-binding vote on the director’s remuneration report.
Read full article……..via Proposals for Binding Shareholder Votes on Executive Pay in the UK — The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation.
