These are the results of The Globe and Mail's first ever Board Games reader survey on corporate governance. After about two weeks, 107 people took the survey.
See the poll here:
And read an article by Janet McFarland about our findings here:
1. How much does corporate governance inform your investment decisions?
|
|
Votes |
Percentage |
|
A lot |
47 |
44% |
|
A little |
33 |
31% |
|
Not at all |
27 |
25% |
|
Total |
107 |
100% |
2. How much do you know about the corporate boards of companies you invest in?
|
|
Votes |
Percentage |
|
A lot |
26 |
24% |
|
A little |
57 |
53% |
|
Nothing |
21 |
20% |
|
Total |
104 |
100% |
3. Are you concerned about corporate governance in Canada?
|
|
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Yes |
77 |
72% |
|
No |
17 |
16% |
|
Only when I hold shares in the company |
13 |
12% |
|
Total |
107 |
100% |
4. Should companies give shareholders an advisory vote on executive compensation (known as say-on-pay)?
|
|
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Yes |
85 |
79% |
|
No |
20 |
19% |
|
Total |
105 |
100% |
5. Which of the following measures of corporate governance matters most to you?
|
|
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Board composition |
22 |
21% |
|
Executive compensation |
26 |
24% |
|
Shareholder rights |
16 |
15% |
|
Disclosure |
43 |
40% |
|
Total |
107 |
100% |
6. Should corporate directors be required to own shares or share units of the companies they govern?
|
|
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Yes |
80 |
75% |
|
No |
27 |
25% |
|
Total |
107 |
100% |
7. Should CEOs be required to own shares in their own companies?
|
|
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Yes |
80 |
75% |
|
No |
23 |
21% |
|
Total |
103 |
100% |
8. Does it matter to you how well a company discloses the compensation policies it applies when deciding CEO bonuses?
|
|
Votes |
Percentage |
|
A lot |
82 |
77% |
|
A little |
21 |
20% |
|
Not at all |
4 |
4% |
|
Total |
107 |
100% |
9. In your opinion, how important is diversity on corporate boards?
|
|
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Very important |
56 |
52% |
|
Somewhat important |
35 |
33% |
|
Not important |
16 |
15% |
|
Total |
107 |
100% |
10. Should Canadian companies use quota systems to increase the number of women on boards?
|
|
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Yes |
26 |
24% |
|
No |
80 |
75% |
|
Total |
106 |
100% |