Structures juridiques

Le Devoir nous a annoncé il y a peu le rachat de CST (qui ne connaît pas Ultramar au Québec) par l’entreprise Couche-Tard : « Alimentation Couche-Tard achète CST pour 4,4 milliards $US ». L’entreprise québécoise finance la transaction — assujettie à l’approbation des actionnaires de CST ainsi qu’aux approbations réglementaires usuelles aux États-Unis et au Canada — à même ses liquidités, ses facilités de crédit existantes ainsi qu’un nouveau prêt à terme.

Alimentation Couche-Tard a renforcé sa position comme l’une des plus importantes chaînes de dépanneurs en Amérique du Nord en achetant sa rivale CST Brand pour 4,4 milliards $ US.

Annoncée lundi, après une semaine de rumeurs, la transaction équivaut à 48,53 $ US par action — soit une prime de 42 % par rapport au prix du titre de CST Brands à la clôture des marchés le 3 mars — et inclut la prise en charge de la dette de l’entreprise américaine.

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Ivan Tchotourian

L’Autorité bancaire européenne vient de publier son rapport sur les pratiques de rémunération : « Report on Benchmarking of Remuneration and High Earners 2014 ».

Quel bilan ?

The number of high-earners in the EU increased significantly, from 3 178 in 2013 to 3 865 in 2014, corresponding to a 21.6% increase on the previous year. The percentage of those high-earners who are identified staff, i.e. those who have a potential impact on institutions’ risk profiles, also increased significantly from 59% in 2013 to 87% in 2014; and the absolute number of identified staff went up from 34 060 in 2013 to 62 787 in 2014. of « high-earners » and benchmarking data for « identified staff ».

The introduction of the so-called ‘bonus cap’ – the limitation of the ratio between the variable and the fixed components of remuneration to 100% (200% with shareholders’ approval) which is applicable since 2014 – had an impact on remuneration practices; EU banking institutions shifted the remuneration for their identified staff towards the fixed component, bringing the ratio in line with what is prescribed by EU legislation. As a result, the average ratio between the variable and fixed salary paid to identified staff was 65.48% in 2014, down from 104.27% in 2013. At the same time, the average ratio between the variable and fixed remuneration paid to high earners dropped from 317% in 2013 to 127% in 2014.

The introduction of the bonus cap was found to have no significant effect on institutions’ financial stability and cost flexibility. For most institutions, the fixed salary of identified staff accounted for less than 1% of their own funds; and on average accounted for only 3.12% of the institutions’ administrative costs. This small increase in the fixed remuneration for identified staff is not material compared to the administrative costs of institutions.

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Ivan Tchotourian

Bonjour à toutes et à tous, je vous signale la parution prochaine d’un nouvel Handbook chez Edward Elgar intitulé : « Handbook on Corporate Governance in Financial Institutions ». Intéressant un livre traitant de la gouvernance d’entreprise des banques et des institutions financières…

The global financial crisis has led to more and more focus on corporate governance and financial institutions. There has been much coverage in the media about various corporate governance related issues in banks and other financial institutions, such as executive directors’ remuneration and bankers’ bonuses, board composition and board diversity. This engaging book, dedicated to the corporate governance of banks and other financial institutions, makes a timely and accessible contribution to the literature in this area. The chapters highlight many of the shortcomings of corporate governance which have led to financial scandals, whilst indicating areas where corporate governance can be strengthened and improved.

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Ivan Tchotourian