MM&K is delighted to announce the acquisition of the longstanding City Pay Guide Survey from City Pay Associates, further strengthening MM&K’s position as a leading provider of executive remuneration, reward and compensation insights across the financial services sector. For many years, the City Pay Guide has been a trusted source of remuneration data, providing participating…

September 29, 2026 Read more >

MM&K has officially launched the 2026/27 edition of Life in the Boardroom, our long-running survey of Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) and Board Chairs. Since 1990, the survey has gathered insights directly from directors, providing a first-hand picture of life in the boardroom. The survey covers NEDs and Chairs across UK and overseas listed and private companies,…

September 29, 2026 Read more >

The PE industry prides itself on rigour. Investment theses are stress-tested, models challenged, DD, portfolio management and value creation managed with discipline. Yet many firms still develop their own people through a light-touch annual review, loosely set objectives and a year-end conversation that is really about the bonus. For a business built on talent, that…

September 25, 2026 Read more >

The Upper Tribunal has recently published its decision in The Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs and Gary Quillian [2026] UKUT 00300 (TCC) regarding what constitutes the ‘write off’ of a director’s loan account for the purposes of section 415(1) the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (“ITTOIA”) in the course of…

August 26, 2026 Read more >

The 2026 MM&K PE/VC Compensation Report for the UK and Europe is now nearing publication. The report will only be available to participating firms, making this the final opportunity to participate and access the findings. Why participate in the 2026 survey now? The PE and VC market continues to evolve, making access to current compensation…

August 25, 2026 Read more >

Boards are operating in an increasingly complex environment. Regulatory change, economic uncertainty, technological innovation and evolving stakeholder expectations continue to reshape board priorities. To help capture these developments more effectively, we are evolving Life in the Boardroom, our long-running survey of Non-Executive Directors and Board Chairs. A Survey with a Long History Since 1990, Life…

August 24, 2026 Read more >

MM&K is hosting a day’s workshop primarily for aspiring and recently-appointed remuneration committee members Designing and implementing remuneration policies aligned to the specific business circumstances, strategy and purpose remain challenging. To help committee members meet the challenges with confidence, this workshop will focus on what they need to know in order to operate effectively. This…

August 19, 2026 Read more >

The summer holiday season is winding down and (if you believe the adverts from your local bars and restaurants), Christmas is almost here. However, for many, September signals the gateway to a change of gear and the opportunity to look at important matters afresh. One thing that we frequently see businesses not addressing adequately is…

August 18, 2026 Read more >

In our experience, the biggest barriers to scale are usually internal. External conditions can constrain growth, but over time businesses more often lose momentum because the organisation has not evolved quickly enough to support the next stage of development. Priorities become less clear, decision-making slows and complexity increases faster than capability. These barriers typically emerge…

August 14, 2026 Read more >

Recent commentary has pointed to a broadening of long-term incentive (LTI) practice in Denmark, including greater interest in restricted shares and relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR). We think this overstates the reality somewhat. There is no fundamental shift at play. And that is a good thing. Most C25 companies continue to use a single, performance-based…

August 13, 2026 Read more >

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is proposing wide-ranging changes to the AIM rules designed to lighten the burden of regulation for AIM companies AIM Notice 62. This is a clear attempt by the LSE to reduce the burden of compliance for AIM companies and to make AIM a more attractive market for IPO and capital…

July 27, 2026 Read more >

March 2026 marked the ten year anniversary of HMRC withdrawing their facility for UK businesses to submit a Post Transaction Valuation Check (PTVC) in respect of the issuing of shares (including transactions involving employees). Whilst the ability to make a submission in respect of qualifying “tax approved” option/share plans has thankfully been retained by HMRC…

July 27, 2026 Read more >