Say On Pay Voting Update
The following memorandum summarizes say on pay voting results in Canada (among the TSX Composite companies) and the U.S. (among the S&P...
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Southlea Group
- Mar 24
Early 2023 Executive Compensation Trends
The following summarizes market trends among a sample of “early filers” including nine S&P/TSX 60 companies[1] to highlight expected...
Southlea Group
- Mar 21
B.C.'s New Pay Transparency Legislation - What Employers Should Know
On March 7, 2023, the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia introduced new pay transparency legislation (Bill 13 – 2023: Pay...
Southlea Group
- Jan 20
Southlea's Compensation Planning Pulse Survey
Southlea’s Compensation Planning Pulse Survey captures actual 2022 and planned 2023 salary budget data from companies across Canada. ...
Southlea Group
- Jan 20
Southlea’s Canadian Asset Management Compensation Survey
Southlea’s Canadian Asset Management Compensation Survey is the most complete and innovative compensation database for leading asset...
Southlea Group
- Jan 11
2023 Human Resources Committee Outlook
Background As we look forward to 2023, we reflect upon the various factors that are expected to have an impact on Human Resources (HR)...
Southlea Group
- Dec 15, 2022
Canadian Proxy Advisors Issue 2023 Policy Guidelines
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis have released their 2023 proxy voting guidelines for Canadian issuers – these...
Southlea Group
- Nov 24, 2022
ESG Measures Here To Stay In Executive Incentives, Southlea’s Global Research Finds
For environmental, social, and governance (ESG) measures, it’s been a year of ups and downs. Pushback against ESG by detractors has been...
Southlea Group
- Nov 10, 2022
US SEC Issues New Clawback Policy Requirements
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules requiring the clawback of erroneously awarded compensation as...
Southlea Group
- Sep 16, 2022
S&P/TSX Composite Director Compensation Trends
Executive Summary We observe a broad range of total board member compensation within the TSX Composite ranging from $125,000 at the 25th...
Southlea Group
- Sep 7, 2022
Southlea Expands Globally by Joining the GECN Group
Southlea is now the only independent Canadian executive compensation advisory firm that offers a truly global perspective TORONTO,...
Southlea Group
- Jul 7, 2022
S&P/TSX 60 Executive Compensation Trends
In 2021, we saw a significant recovery from 2020 in terms of stronger revenue and operating income growth and total shareholder return....
Southlea Group
- Jun 28, 2022
Southlea Provides a New Choice for Executive Compensation Advisory Services in Canada
We are taking independent executive compensation and governance advisory to a new level TORONTO, June 28, 2022 /CNW/ - Executive...
Southlea Group
- May 19, 2022
Say on Pay Update
The following memorandum summarizes say on pay voting results in Canada (among the TSX Composite companies) and the U.S. (among the S&P...
Southlea Group
- Mar 21, 2022
Early 2022 Executive Compensation Trends
The following memorandum summarizes market trends among a sample of “early filers” including nine S&P/TSX 60 companies (BMO, CIBC,...
Southlea Group
- Feb 22, 2022
A Deep Dive into CEO Share Ownership of Large Canadian Companies
Minimum share ownership requirements have become a common policy adopted by most publicly traded companies. The granting of long-term...
Southlea Group
- Jan 14, 2022
Boards Need to Make Headway on the Diversity of their Executive Teams
Among Canada’s most prominent companies—as defined by the S&P/TSX 60—we found that less than 20% of the 600+ executives are female. This...
Southlea Group
- Dec 13, 2021
ISS Releases Policy Updates for 2022
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has released its final policy updates for Canadian issuers, affecting meetings held on or after...
Southlea Group
- Nov 25, 2021
Human Resources Committee Effectiveness
As we reflected upon our twenty years of experience working with boards and senior management teams on executive compensation, we...
Southlea Group
- Nov 16, 2021
Incorporating ESG and Climate into Executive Pay
The use of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) measures within incentive plans continues to increase in prevalence in response to...
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