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UK Corporate Briefing - March 2024

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Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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

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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Equity-Based Awards in Hong Kong: Prepare for Significant Changes

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The Hong Kong Stock Exchange recently published a consultation paper seeking market feedback on its proposed rule amendments relating to share schemes of Hong Kong–listed issuers and their subsidiaries. The consultation...more

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SHRD II - CONSOB approves new rules for remuneration reporting, related parties transactions and engagement policies

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CONSOB approved regulatory changes to adapt the Italian second-level regulation to the Shareholder Rights Directive II. The key regulatory changes concern:  - Remuneration Reporting, - Related-Party...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

ESG: Key Trends in 2020 and Expectations for 2021

In a tumultuous year, one of the key clear messages to emerge from 2020 was that environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns are here to stay. As mentioned in our 31 July 2020 article “ESG in 2020: A Half-Year...more

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Executive Pay – what to consider for FY 2020/21

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Executive pay has been a hot topic for a number of years but the uncertainty created by the pandemic has resulted in an increased level of scrutiny of public company pay decisions and revised related proxy voting...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

IRS Issues Final Regulations Regarding Certain Employee Remuneration in Excess of $1 Million Under Section 162(m) of the Code

Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended, the “Code”) imposes a $1 million deductibility limit on compensation paid by “publicly held corporations” to “covered employees.” As reported in our previous...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Final Regulations Issued on Deductions for Executives’ Compensation

Executives of public companies looking to their personal and company compensation planning in the New Year face a host of challenges. They and their compensation committees do, however, have the benefit of long-awaited...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Executive Compensation in the UK — Current Issues for Remuneration Committees and Considerations for the 2021 Voting Season

The 2020 annual general meeting (AGM) season presented challenges for the remuneration committees of U.K. listed companies, which look set to continue into the 2021 season. Executive compensation, the widening gap between...more

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UK COVID and Executive Remuneration: IA issues further guidance

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The Investment Association (IA) has published (i) additional guidance on shareholder expectations for executive remuneration in light of COVID; (ii) its 2021 Principles of Remuneration; and (iii) its statement on executive...more

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

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

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Corporate Governance: Preparing for the 2021 AGM season—key insights from 2020 and areas for focus in 2021

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As companies look to plan their FY 2020 annual report and prepare for the 2021 AGM season, we have reflected on our experience in 2020. We summarise below key learnings and what we think will undoubtedly be on the agenda and...more

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Remuneration Policy: New Reliefs for Officers' Insurance

The Israel Securities Authority announced a new relief for public companies regarding directors’ and officers’ liability insurance. This relief will enable companies to include in remuneration policies only the scope of the...more

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2020 annual shareholders' meeting of Italian listed companies

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As the season for shareholders' annual general meetings is fast approaching, we are sharing with our clients and friends some suggestions that we believe provide strategic flexibility and reflect best practices in corporate...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

New Section 162(m) Proposed Regulations

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) made significant changes to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (Section 162(m)), expanding the scope of individuals and entities subject to Section 162(m), in addition to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Neues aus dem Aktienrecht - Gesetz zur Umsetzung der zweiten Aktionärsrechterichtlinie (ARUG II)

Der Bundestag hat mit Zustimmung des Bundesrats vom 29. November 2019 das Gesetz zur Umsetzung der zweiten Aktionärsrechterichtlinie (ARUG II) in der Fassung der Beschlussempfehlung des Rechtsausschusses vom 13. November 2019...more

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Government Commission publishes revised Corporate Governance Code

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Following consultations, the Government Commission on the German Corporate Governance Code (the "DCGK") adopted the new version of the Code on May 9, 2019 and published it on May 22, 2019 (new version of the DCGK (in...more

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Vade-Mecum from A to Z - Companies whose shares are listed on Euronext Brussels - 2019 Edition

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A company listed on a stock exchange market is subject to various specific requirements which go beyond information obligations. Compliance with such stock exchange matters is a complex and demanding task, entailing a series...more

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Financial Reporting Council Publishes Revised UK Corporate Governance Code

On July 16, 2018, the U.K. Financial Reporting Council (FRC) published a revised U.K. Corporate Governance Code (the Revised Code), following feedback received from its consultation paper published in December 2017. The FRC's...more

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Japan Legal Update - Volume 28 | July 2017

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Labor - Japanese Supreme Court Decision on Overtime Payments to Doctors - In a court case in which a doctor employed by a health care corporation sought extra pay for overtime and late-night work (collectively, "overtime"),...more

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Tax Round Up - April 2017

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Welcome to the Tax Round Up, the first edition of what will be a regular bulletin highlighting the latest tax developments relevant to UK companies and asset managers. We plan to produce this monthly with the next one in...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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Director dashboard – Trends in executive remuneration

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As this year’s public company reporting season comes to a close, the following trends in executive remuneration across various industries stand out: Unsurprisingly, organisations have also continued to review and monitor...more

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