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NEWS

20 September 2023

JAPANESE COMPANIES WARM UP TO EMPLOYEE STOCK INCENTIVES

SOURCE: Reuters

Design and strategy

Trending now

Cash deferral

Choice plans

Discount shares

Employee stock purchase plans (ESPP)

Equity deferral

Executive plans

Non-qualified plans

Performance cash

Performance shares

Restricted shares

Save as you earn (SAYE)

Share incentive plans (SIP)

Stock appreciation rights (SAR)

Stock options

Japan

ANA Holdings plans to offer $60 million worth of shares to 70% of its 45,000 employees as an employee retention strategy and compliance with regulatory requests in Japan. This follows a trend among Japanese companies like Omron and Sony. Employee share incentives aim to align interests, boost stock prices, and address labor shortages while improving corporate value. Despite their increasing popularity, labor laws limiting stock incentives have hindered their wider adoption in Japan. Legal flexibility could accelerate their adoption.

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LIVE WEBCAST

19 September 2023, 12 - 1:15pm EDT

FELLOWS LEADERS' LOUNGE

MODERATOR: Matt Connor, FGE - Lucid Motors
PANEL: Chris Dohrmann, FGE - Global Shares, a JP Morgan Company; Yael Elbaz Roiter, FGE - Senior Total Rewards Consultant; Julie Shepherd, FGE - Sage

Design and strategy

Employee engagement

Executive pay

Trending now

Global

LEVERAGING EQUITY PROGRAMS TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN TOP IT AND DIGITAL TALENT

With the accelerating emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) in a rapidly evolving digital landscape, businesses must prioritize identifying and retaining their most skilled employees, particularly within the internal IT and digital sectors. Failing to do so can lead to the loss of valuable resources and hinder a company's competitive edge.

Join us in an enlightening discussion as GEO Fellows delve into the powerful potential of equity programs, showcasing how these programs can serve as a unique instrument to incentivize and retain top talent, enabling businesses to thrive in the digital age.

KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Understand the importance of identifying uniquely skilled IT and digital employees for long-term company success.
Explore the challenges companies face in retaining top talent in the competitive digital market.
Discover how equity programs can be leveraged effectively to incentivize and retain the best IT and digital professionals, fostering sustained growth and a competitive advantage.

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NEWS

19 September 2023

FOCUS: STOCK COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES, SYSTEM SUPPORT ESSENTIAL FOR SPREAD IN JAPAN

Ritsuko Shimizu, Makiko Yamazaki

Design and strategy

Cash deferral

Choice plans

Discount shares

Employee stock purchase plans (ESPP)

Equity deferral

Executive plans

Non-qualified plans

Performance cash

Performance shares

Restricted shares

Save as you earn (SAYE)

Share incentive plans (SIP)

Stock appreciation rights (SAR)

Stock options

Japan

The article holds a discussion of how employees in Japan now able to access stock compensation as well as the executives in an attempt to increase productivity.

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NEWS

14 September 2023

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION GUIDE

SOURCE: PwC

Finance, tax and accounting

Cash deferral

Choice plans

Discount shares

Employee stock purchase plans (ESPP)

Equity deferral

Executive plans

Non-qualified plans

Performance cash

Performance shares

Restricted shares

Save as you earn (SAYE)

Share incentive plans (SIP)

Stock appreciation rights (SAR)

Stock options

USA

PwC's updated Stock-based compensation guide covers accounting principles, measurement, vesting, expense attribution, and classification for stock-based compensation, with insights and references to FASB guidance.

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NEWS

13 September 2023

SKY-HIGH CEO PAY IS IN FOCUS AS WORKERS EVERYWHERE ARE DEMANDING HIGHER WAGES

Daniele Kaye, Andrea Hsu

Executive pay

Finance, tax and accounting

Executive plans

USA

Union demands for higher wages and addressing CEO-worker pay disparity are at the forefront in negotiations with Big Three automakers, potentially leading to a strike by United Auto Workers (UAW) members if not met. UAW is proposing a 40% wage increase over four years. CEO-worker pay gap highlighted.

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LIVE WEBCAST

12 September 2023, 12 - 1:15pm EDT

GLOBAL EQUITY UPDATES - Q3 2023

SPEAKERS: Chris Barnes, KPMG London, Parmjit Sandhu, KPMG New York, Dinesh Sinniah, KPMG Chicago

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Global

GEO is committed to keeping you up to date on the latest developments happening around the world. This quarterly webcast series, "Global Equity Updates," is designed to easily keep abreast of the fast-paced changes happening in equity compensation. This webcast will cover new regulations, new reporting obligations, and other guidance recently issued or of interest in the industry during the recent quarter.

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NEWS

12 September 2023

WHEN IT COMES TO COMPENSATION, MORE EQUITY ISN'T ALWAYS BETTER

SOURCE: Harvard Business Review

Communications

Design and strategy

Private and pre-IPO companies

Cash deferral

Choice plans

Discount shares

Employee stock purchase plans (ESPP)

Equity deferral

Executive plans

Non-qualified plans

Performance cash

Performance shares

Restricted shares

Save as you earn (SAYE)

Share incentive plans (SIP)

Stock appreciation rights (SAR)

Stock options

USA

The authors research found that people often overestimate the value of stock options when assessing a startup job offers. They incorrectly believe that a higher number of shares translates into superior compensation even when it doesn’t. Five steps can help you avoid this mistake.

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NEWS

12 September 2023

THE IMPACT OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION INCENTIVES ON CORPORATE INNOVATION CAPABILITY

Yue Shang et al

Executive pay

Finance, tax and accounting

Executive plans

Greater China

The article highlights the impact of executive compensation incentive on corporate innovation capability by categorizing it into short and long term incentives. Evidence from agro-based companies in China.

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IN-PERSON CHAPTER EVENT

5 September 2023, 3 - 4pm BST

UK CHAPTER MEETING - 3 LOCATIONS

LOCATION: London, Manchester, Edinburgh

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UK and Channel Islands

Join us for an enlightening session that explores how UK companies utilize equity to incentivize their executives and broader workforce in today's global marketplace. Delve into the strategies, best practices, and innovative approaches employed by organizations to align executive compensation with corporate objectives and drive performance.

In this session, we will explore:

Equity to incentivise: How do UK companies currently use equity to incentivise their executives and broader workforce in a global marketplace?
The power of purpose: Purpose was a theme in both the GEO in-person and virtual conferences. What are companies doing to bring purpose to their plans?
Growing governance: From updates on clawback in the US and UK, to a new European pay transparency regime, there’s lots to catch up on.

5 September - London
12 September - Manchester
14 September - Edinburgh

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