Directors' Remuneration Handbook

This new title includes coverage of the Directors' Remuneration Report Regulations. The Companies Act 2006 and the financial crisis have further pushed directors' remuneration to the forefront of company law. Content includes: Introduction: Directors' Remuneration - A General Introduction; Legal, Regulatory and Governance: Role of a Director - what does a director do?; Legal and Regulatory; The Role of the Remuneration Committee; Engagement and Reporting to Shareholders; Accounting for Share Options and Share Schemes; Directors' Contracts; Taxation of Directors' Remuneration; Theory and Practice: Motivation Theories; Academic Research on Directors' Remuneration; Market Practice; Reward Strategy and Architecture - Linking Pay to Business Strategy: Business Strategies; HR Strategies; Reward Architecture; Reward Policy; Remuneration Design: Salary; Bonus; Mid-Term and Long-Term Incentives; Share Ownership; Pension; Other benefits; Expenses; Use of trusts; Provision of Investment Advice; Chairman and Non-Executive Directors: Chairman; Non-Executive Directors (NEDs); Other Issues: Remuneration in Private Equity and Venture Capital Companies and Hedge Funds; Company Structure; EU Developments; Developments in the USA; The Future; Appendices: Pay Evaluation Tools.