GECN Global Insights July 2022

July 11, 2022

– Will 2021 Pay Trends Continue In 2022?

This short read provides collective insights from the GECN Group companies across the globe on how current developments may impact executive and other pay in 2022. While it notes that some pay trends from 2021 may be affected, it concludes that the ESG and related trends will not let up.

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Setting the right “tone at the top” – How to avoid the pursuit of clawback provisions

July 2, 2019

Regulators around the world have exhorted companies to improve their “tone at the top”, as a requirement for governance. How can the right tone be set to avoid the pursuit of clawback provisions?

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Chief executives are being overpaid: reality or popular belief?

July 2, 2019

Swiss Re Tower Ghurkin Building

Although there are only a few companies with excessive pay arrangements, the public continues to focus on this end of the spectrum rather than addressing the key issue: low wages.

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Braucht der Verwaltungsrat ein Budget oder nicht?

July 1, 2019

coins of different sizes

Mehr Eigeninitiative und ein eigenes Budget könnten Verwaltungsräten helfen, ihren Aufsichtspflichten besser nachzukommen.

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“Die CS Schweiz in Halbgefangenschaft” published in FuW

September 12, 2016

Switzerland dusk town lights

HCM Senior Partner Gabe Shawn Varges is quoted in this Finanz und Wirtschaft article regarding the dilemma of properly selecting board members for major subsidiaries.

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Behavioural economics and executive pay effectiveness

September 12, 2016

coins of different sizes

Investors prefer this focus on the long term. Executives do not.

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