Linklaters

As one of the leading global law firms, we undertake the most significant and challenging assignments for the world's leading corporates, financial institutions and governments, helping them to  achieve their objectives by solving their most complex and important legal issues. For our global Employment & Incentives practice this includes senior hires and terminations, regulatory and internal  investigations, employment litigation, management incentives, executive pay and remuneration regulation advice.

We are the market leader on advising global financial institutions on remuneration regulation and the associated employment law issues. We advise three-quarters of the top 20 global investment banks and half of the top 20 global asset managers, as well as a wide range of listed and private financial institutions: advising on the application of the CRD V, IFPR/IFD, AIFMD, UCITS V and MiFID II remuneration rules, in the UK and EU and across global groups. 

Since the advent of the remuneration regulatory regimes, our team has steered numerous global firms through dramatic change in remuneration in the financial services sector and has worked with  regulators to clarify and influence the practical application of the rules. We ensure our clients are one step ahead of the changes. We provide practical and strategic advice, combining our technical  expertise regarding global remuneration rules with our in-depth knowledge of market practice. We are very well networked in relation to remuneration developments. We have regular dialogue with our contacts at regulators, tax authorities and industry bodies including the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority, the Financial Conduct Authority, the  Association of Financial Markets in Europe and The Investment Association and we are regular commentators and speakers on these issues.

Deloitte

CSC Global

CSC is the world’s leading provider of Business Administration and Compliance solutions. Privately owned and proud to celebrate our 125th anniversary in 2024, we’re more than 8,500 people strong, with capabilities in more than 140 global jurisdictions.

CSC’s Executive Compensation Team provides EBT, nominee special purpose vehicles (SPVs), and comprehensive specialist support for share plans (including MEPs), pension and savings plans, deferred compensation, and carried interest plans. The team consists of highly skilled and experienced professionals who understand the complexity of ever-changing rules and regulations, and who provide end-to-end trustee management and plan administration services. We focus on the technical administration, governance, and delivery of MEP plans using market-leading, innovative, and flexible systems—and therefore can support a variety of plan types based on company needs.

Our team of experts have been supporting clients’ compensation plans, implementation of holding structures, and plan administration for more than two decades, and are trusted by leading legal and other professional advisors across the globe. For more information, visit cscglobal.com/executive-compensation-services.

Ledgy: The Modern Equity Compensation Platform 

Running deferred, equity, executive and broad-based compensation plans at scale across multiple jurisdictions is complex. Ledgy is the modern platform purpose-built to handle it.

• Plan administration at scale. Ledgy replaces time-consuming manual tasks with automated workflows — from seamless onboarding with 70+ HRIS integrations, bulk grant issuance and document creation, to contract signing and secure storage, with every document automatically connected to the relevant transaction.
• Integrated trading and settlement. Employees can exercise their awards and submit their instructions, tracking each step of the journey in real time on one unified platform. Ledgy's automated trading flow delivers a modern, frictionless experience for both participants and admins.
• Instant, audit-ready financial reporting. Generate compliance reports at the click of a button and meet deadlines with confidence. Ledgy eliminates the manual effort and risk associated with share-based payment reporting for listed companies.
• Global compliance, built in. Automated country-specific compliance reports, global mobility tracking, and jurisdiction-specific plan and award types mean your share plans stay compliant wherever your employees are based.
• Participant engagement that actually works. Real-time updates and intuitive, localised employee dashboards give participants clear visibility of their grants, vesting schedules, and trading options — making equity a genuine retention tool rather than an afterthought.
• Enterprise-grade security. ISO 27001:2022 certified, with in-built role-based access controls, SAML SSO, SCIM provisioning, and TLS 1.3 encryption — built for organisations where data governance is non-negotiable.

For listed companies running best-in-class compensation plans, Ledgy delivers the automation, compliance, transparency, and participant experience needed to turn administration from a burden into a competitive advantage. 

Find out more: https://ledgy.com/