HMRC has now published updated end-of-year templates, guidance and technical notes in relation to its Employment Related Securities (ERS) regime, further to the changes announced in its ERS Bulletin 47. A summary of the changes made to the end-of-year templates can be found in our previous blog post here. Templates and guidance have been updated … Read more

The PRA has launched a consultation which seeks to relieve the compliance burden on certain smaller CRR firms by removing the need to comply with certain of the remuneration rules which may currently apply to them.  The way in which this will be done is to expand the definitions of Small CRR Firm and Small … Read more

Updated HMRC guidance on end of year return templates HMRC has announced in Employment Related Securities Bulletin 47 that it will be introducing some changes to Employment Related Securities (ERS) annual filings templates from 6 April 2023. Under the new ERS templates, completion of the following optional fields will become mandatory for returns submitted on … Read more

A key focus for many UK listed companies at this time of year is finalising their annual report and preparing for their annual general meeting. This briefing considers developments and issues arising in practice over the last 12 months which impact on the 2022 annual report and the AGM in 2023. Following the disruptions caused … Read more

The PRA and the FCA (the “Regulators“) have launched a consultation to remove the regulatory limit on the fixed/variable remuneration ratio (commonly referred to as the bankers’ bonus cap), thereby allowing Banks and other PRA-designated investment firms to increase, if they so wish, the maximum ratio between fixed and variable remuneration for key staff. The … Read more

Glass Lewis has published its 2023 Policy Guidelines (“Guidelines“) for the UK, setting out the factors it considers when determining proxy voting recommendations. The following changes to the Guidelines relevant to remuneration and incentives have been made, all of which are clarificatory in nature: Combined incentive (omnibus) plans: Omnibus plans are plans that have a … Read more

Following on from the reversal of much of the mini-budget on 17 October, in today’s Autumn Statement the Chancellor announced a number of measures which are relevant to remuneration and incentives. In particular there will be a reduction to the threshold at which the 45% additional rate of income tax applies, the freezing of other … Read more

The Investment Association (the “IA“) has published its 2023 Principles of Remuneration (“Principles“) and annual letter to Remuneration Committee chairs. The IA updates its guidance and writes to Remuneration Committees annually to highlight the key areas of focus it expects Remuneration Committees to consider when approaching remuneration. There are no substantial changes to the Principles … Read more