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30 September 2023
HOW TATA GROUP COMPANIES ARE UNLOCKING THE POWER OF EQUITY-BASED INCENTIVES TO ATTRACT & RETAIN TALENT
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SOURCE: The Economic Times

Design and strategy
Trending now
Performance shares
Restricted shares
Stock options
India


Over the last two years, Tata Consumer Products, Tata Power, Tata Communications, Titan and Tata Elxsi began offering performance-based stock units, restricted stock units and employee stock options (ESOPs) – all forms of equity-based compensation – for the first time. The latest is Tata Power, which sought shareholder approval to issue ESOPs this month. A top Tata group executive said instruments like ESOPs help companies to ensure their compensation packages are close to industry trends.
 

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NEWS
29 September 2023
SEC STAFF ISSUES ADDITIONAL PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE COMPLIANCE & DISCLOSURE INTERPRETATIONS
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 

Finance, tax and accounting
Legal and regulatory
USA

The SEC's Division of Corporation Finance issued 10 new Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) on September 27, 2023, supplementing previous guidance on pay-versus-performance disclosure rules.

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NEWS
26 September 2023
THERE'S ANOTHER GENDER PAY GAP: STOCK OPTIONS
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SOURCE: Wall Street Journal

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Save as you earn (SAYE)
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Stock options
UK and Channel Islands
USA

Women often don’t know what to ask for, experts say. And companies don’t tell them.

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NEWS
20 September 2023
INSTACART CEO SAYS ITS IPO WAS FOR EMPLOYEES AS THE GROCERY DELIVERY SERVICE LETS WORKERS SELL THEIR STOCKS
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SOURCE: Yahoo! Finance

Private and pre-IPO companies
Stock options
USA

Instacart’s long-awaited initial public offering on Tuesday made it one of the largest companies to go public this year, marking a potential turning point in the recent lull of public listings. But the grocery delivery service's employees could be the real victors of the stock market debut, as the company relies on sales from existing shareholders, including workers, to drive its stock price. “This IPO is not about raising money for us. It's really about making sure that all employees can have liquidity on stock that they worked very hard for,” Instacart CEO Fidji Simo told CNBC’s Dierdre Bosa on Tuesday.

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NEWS
20 September 2023
JAPANESE COMPANIES WARM UP TO EMPLOYEE STOCK INCENTIVES
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SOURCE: Reuters

Design and strategy
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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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Design and strategy
Employee engagement
Executive pay
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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:

  1. Understand the importance of identifying uniquely skilled IT and digital employees for long-term company success.
  2. Explore the challenges companies face in retaining top talent in the competitive digital market.
  3. 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.
NEWS
19 September 2023
FOCUS: STOCK COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES, SYSTEM SUPPORT ESSENTIAL FOR SPREAD IN JAPAN
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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
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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
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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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