Just under seven in 10 investors consider executive compensation as part of their investment thesis. It is a consideration for investors in all regions: more than eight in 10 North American investors have executive pay form part of their thesis, compared with 64 percent of European investors.
Executive compensation is notably more of a consideration for the buy side than the sell side. More than eight in 10 buy-side analysts and fund managers consider executive pay in the decisions they make, compared with 56 percent of sell-side analysts who consider it part of their investment thesis.
