(Un)happy returns: inside the CEO pay debate
Do South Africa’s CEOs deliver value in line with the salaries they command? New research suggests that’s not always so…
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The gravy train economics of CEO pay
If executive pay is meant to reward performance, why do so many CEOs earn more when their companies make less?…
Who is watching the NEDs watching the execs?
Are non-executive directors worth what they’re paid – and can anyone tell? South Africa’s boardroom failures and a UK governance review suggest not…
Scoring while shareholders lose: why Woolies needs the Companies Act
Woolworths’ vexed relationship with shareholders is a great example of why changes to the Companies Act should be made law…
Mr Price vs … everyone
The chances of forcing a vote on its purchase of German retailer NKD look slim – but one fund manager is doing its best…
Why Trump’s attack on proxy voters matters
A vote against Elon Musk’s pay package may have been the last straw for the US president. The fight has big implications for corporate…
Behind Jurie Strydom’s R300m bonus
To fully understand Strydom’s potentially huge payout, you need to understand the trauma Old Mutual has endured over the past 25 years…
Did RMH overpay its executives?
RMH executive bonuses may have been based on problematic computations that could have added an unjustified 15% to their value…
Shoprite CEO: wage talk too ‘emotional’
The Shoprite CEO’s dismissal of the debate around its minimum wage as ‘emotional’ has drawn the ire of critics…
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