Norway Sovereign Fund Gets Tougher on Executive Compensation

Norway Sovereign Fund Gets Tougher on Executive Compensation

NBIM voted on 9,718 resolutions on executive remuneration in 2018. NBIM voted against 7.2% of them, compared with 6.9% in 2017 and 2.8% in 2016.

In 2018, regarding some top equity holdings for the sovereign wealth fund, NBIM voted against the combined CEO and Chairman roles in Amazon.com Inc.,

Total SA,

Johnson & Johnson,

Bank of America Corporation,

Verizon Communications Inc,

Pfizer Inc,

Exxon Mobil Corporation,

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

Intel Corporation,

Merck & Co Inc.,

Chevron Corporation,

AT&T Inc.,

Procter & Gamble Co.

https://www.swfinstitute.org/swf-news/norway-sovereign-fund-gets-tougher-on-executive-compensation/