Directors pressured at Standard Life AGM - papers 23rd April

It wasn't on the official press release sent out last night, but members and policyholders of Standard Life gave the board a hard time yesterday about the award of six-figure bonuses to its top executives, says the FT. During that two-hour AGM, members apparently questioned directors abut the company's corporate governance, financial position and strategy but execs were forced to justify why they shared in a £2bn bonus scheme at the same time as equity markets were falling and policyholders faced a cut in payouts. A new voice in the Standard Life saga is Stephen Hartson, who, call...