Remuneration in absolute terms by itself is not very meaningful. Therefore, the study goes on to measure remuneration against several key metrics, including the company’s net profit, total staff costs, market capitalisation as well as total shareholder returns over the same period.
(June 10): The subject of remuneration has always been one of fascination. We are naturally curious about how much our friends, colleagues, boss and competitors are being paid. In the US, mainstream news media such as The Wall Street Journal publishes annually a list of how much CEOs of the biggest listed companies — the likes of Bob Iger, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Warren Buffett and Larry Page — earn.
Next week, The Edge Singapore will carry a similar article, listing the 40 highest-paid CEOs for companies listed on Bursa Malaysia and the Singapore Exchange.
