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Investors can’t be ‘deaf’ to exec pay debate, LGIM stewardship boss warns

The fund house backed a controversial £1.8m pay rise for AstraZeneca chief Pascal Soriot, but won’t pay for ‘mediocrity’

LGIM says salary hikes can’t come at any cost as the City tries to stay competitive
LGIM says salary hikes can’t come at any cost as the City tries to stay competitive Photo: Mike Kemp/Getty Images

Investors should be open-minded about boosting pay for UK bosses to help companies hold on to their top talent, “but not at all cost”, Legal and General Investment Management’s head of investment stewardship has cautioned.

The UK market has been “challenged” and corporates are telling shareholders that chief executive officer pay must go up if Britain wants to stay competitive, Michael Marks told Financial News

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