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The World of Private Equity and Remuneration Therein The private equity world continues to come up with ever more impressive and somewhat surprising stories. In the last few days EQT, the Swedish private equity fund management group has IPO’d on the Swedish Stock Exchange, valuing the business at an astonishing €7bn. The shares made an…

September 24, 2019 Read more >

In the summer, as part of its wider remit on governance, the Financial Reporting Council (“FRC”) launched the Female FTSE Board Report, created in conjunction with Cranfield University. The central theme was the advantages of diversity for everyone. As the Director-General of the CBI, Carolyn Fairbairn states in the Report: “The case for workplace equality…

September 24, 2019 Read more >

Updates to the GC100 Directors’ Reporting Guidance for 2019 The GC100 is an industry group for general counsels and company secretaries working in FTSE 100 companies. As part of their work, they produce the “GC100 Directors’ Remuneration Reporting Guidance”. The Guidance is a useful tool for anyone in a mid-sized or large listed company who…

August 28, 2019 Read more >

Latest statistics for all-employee share plans ProShare issued its Save-As-You-Earn (SAYE) & Share Incentive Plan (SIP) Report in respect of the 2018 calendar year on 25 June 2019.  HMRC published its latest statistics on tax-advantaged share plans for the tax year 2017-18 on 27 June 2019. This article extracts details from the two data sources…

July 30, 2019 Read more >

Government response to BEIS Select Committee The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee of the House of Commons (the BEIS Select Committee) published on 26 March a further report on Executive Rewards.  It contained 16 recommendations to Government. The Government’s response to the report (HC2306) was published on 13 June The Select Committee comprises six…

July 29, 2019 Read more >

2019 Global Trends in Corporate Governance– progress update GECN is a group of independent firms, specialising in advising corporate clients on executive compensation and good governance. GECN member firms have offices in London, Geneva, Zurich, Kiev, Singapore, Melbourne, Sydney, Los Angeles and New York. MM&K has been the UK member firm since 2015 For a…

July 29, 2019 Read more >

Green Finance Strategy will increase companies’ disclosure requirements On 2 July 2019, the UK Government published its Green Finance Strategy: Transforming Finance for a Greener Future, which is intended to ensure that “our financial system is robust and agile enough to respond to the profound challenges that climate change and the transition to a clean…

July 25, 2019 Read more >

Competition for Talent in the UK Private Equity Industry is as keen as ever There is no doubt that the Private Equity and Venture Capital landscape is becoming even more crowded, with new funds successfully being raised and an almost unbelievable level of “dry powder” available to be invested worldwide.  Apparently, the global figure has…

July 22, 2019 Read more >

Loans from EBT – recent HMRC developments on disguised remuneration schemes Disguised remuneration schemes include tax avoidance arrangements that seek to avoid Income Tax and National Insurance contributions (NICs) by paying scheme users their income in the form of loans. Typically, the loans will have come from a “third party” such as an Employee Benefit…

July 20, 2019 Read more >

All change at the FRC – or is it? The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is embarking on a transition programme to morph into the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority (“ARGA”) accountable to Parliament, after coming under heavy fire from the Kingman Review and others, including a report by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on…

July 19, 2019 Read more >

PE/VC Fund Manager Compensation Survey MM&K has been running its PE / VC compensation survey for more than 20 years now. Our survey is not just about the numbers, although it does cover that very well.  It also provides invaluable insights into trends and direction of travel in the Private Equity / Venture Capital industry.…

June 27, 2019 Read more >

Independent board evaluation: ICSA consultation The UK Corporate Governance Code requires, for listed companies, annual evaluation of the performance of the board. The chair should consider having a regular externally facilitated board evaluation.  In FTSE 350 companies this should happen at least every three years. The Government Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)…

June 27, 2019 Read more >

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