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11.07.12

Seminar Report: Shareholder Spring: A very capitalist revolution?

Emily Death reports on the recent HPC seminar Spring 2012 saw a wave of shareholder rebellions over executive pay packages, dubbed the ‘Shareholder Spring’. Many factors came together to create an environment in which shareholders…

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11.07.12

Event: Business Behaving Badly: Who can hold companies to account?

The HPC is pleased to host a a large public debate on business behaviour and ethics The High Pay Centre is pleased to invite you to ‘Business behaving Badly: Who can hold companies to account?’,…

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11.07.12

Announcement: New appointment

The High Pay Centre is delighted to announce that Cliff Weight has joined our advisory board. Cliff Weight has been a remuneration consultant for 27 years. He is an executive director of MM&K, the leading…

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Past Event

11.07.12

Business Behaving Badly: Who can hold companies to account?

Tuesday 4 September 20126:00pm Boothroyd RoomPortcullis HouseLondon SW1A 2LW The High Pay Centre is pleased to invite you to ‘Business behaving Badly: Who can hold companies to account?’, held in association with the Friedrich Ebert…

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25.06.12

Event: Shareholder Spring: A very capitalist revolution?

The third in a series of seminars hosted by the High Pay Centre and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung This series of seminars on Better Business will cover a range of issues relating to top pay and corporate…

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Past Event

25.06.12

High Pay Centre Event: Shareholder Spring – A very capitalist revolution?

Monday 9 July 20125:00pm 32-36 Loman StreetSouthwarkLondon SE1 0EH This is the third in a series of seminars hosted by the High Pay Centre and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. This series of seminars on Better Business will…

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25.06.12

Overcoming Crisis: How to move towards a more ethical capitalism – Liberal Democrat Party Conference

Monday 24 September 20128:00pm Hilton HotelBrighton As part of the High Pay Centre's series of events at Party Conferences this season, this panel debate will bring together speakers from a wide range of political, business…

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Past Event

25.06.12

Crisis in Capitalism: How can we restore trust in our companies? – Labour Party Conference

Monday 1 October 201212:30pm Town HallManchester As part of the High Pay Centre's series of events at Party Conferences this season, this panel debate will bring together speakers from a wide range of political, business…

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Past Event

25.06.12

Business in Crisis: How to restore public trust in companies – Conservative Party Conference

Tuesday 9 October 20126:30pm Jurys Inn HotelBirmingham This panel debate will bring together speakers from a wide range of business, media and political backgrounds to discuss trust in business and how it is affected by…

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20.06.12

Response: To Business Secretary Vince Cable’s Proposals on Executive Pay Reform

Today the Business Secretary Vince Cable announced reforms on executive pay which included a binding vote for shareholders every three years on "pay policy" In response Deborah Hargreaves, Director of the High Pay Centre, said:…

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18.06.12

Announcement: New appointment

The High Pay Centre is delighted to announce a recent addition to the team Emily Death has been appointed as Events Organiser and Office Administrator.She will be responsible for overseeing and expanding the organisation’s programme…

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Publications

11.05.12

It’s how you pay it

The latest report from the High Pay Centre looks at how a single figure for executive pay could be calculated As investors increasingly speak out against excessive pay awards in the so-called "Shareholder Spring," one…

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30.04.12

Action: Have Your Say On Pay

Are you concerned about excessive pay? If you have pension savings or an ISA then you have a stake in Britain’s biggest companies. FairPensions have made it easy to contact your ISA or pension provider…

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24.04.12

Myths about executive pay

Deborah Hargreaves, Director of the High Pay Centre discusses the current debate about pay at the top As Vince Cable begins his consultation on executive pay reforms, it is clear there are a number of…

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Publications

24.04.12

Essential questions Barclays must answer on CEO Bob Diamond’s pay

Barclays is currently in talks with its shareholders over Bob Diamonds pay to prevent a revolt at the AGM on Friday With Bob Diamond’s pay set to be worth anything from £6.3m to £27m, depending…

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11.04.12

Media coverage:

The latest report from the HPC on the make-up of remuneration committees received significant media coverage. Here is just a flavour. Independent - 'Old boys' network' alive on UK Guardian - Executive pay soars as…

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Publications

02.04.12

The New Closed Shop: Who’s Deciding on Pay?

This latest report from the High Pay Centre looks at the remuneration committees that set board level executive pay in FTSE 100 companies. The study, The New Closed Shop: Who’s Deciding on Pay? found that,…

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27.03.12

Seminar report: How employees set executive pay in Germany

Deborah Hargreaves, Director of the High Pay Centre reports on the recent HPC seminar Since 2009, employees and trade unions have had a key role in setting the pay of their bosses in Germany. While…

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