Sunday, November 22, 2009

executive pay

The Last of the Wall Street Pay Cuts

By hammering 7 big bailout recipients, Obama may let the rest of corporate America off the hook. more >>

Why CEOs Survive Recession Better Than Others

CEO pay barely fell in 2008—and could come roaring back this year. more >>

AIG Quietly Seeks Government's OK for Executive Bonuses

Just months after sparking national outrage, AIG hopes to give $2.4 million more to top bosses. more >>

Goldman-Sachs Denies Reports That It Will Pay Out Huge Bonuses

Spokesman says reports that bankers were to pay themselves huge bonuses are false. more >>

Avoiding the Business Backlash to AIG Bonus Outrage

Governing with AIG-anger is dangerous. But businesses acting out of fear could be worse. more >>

Bailout Backlash: The Furor Over AIG Bonuses Won't Go Away Quickly

The huge bonuses spark death threats and a classic freeing frenzy with more fireworks coming this week. more >>

AIG Anger Jumped the Shark With the Bonus Tax

The pitchforks were useful, but now it's time to take a deep breath. more >>

The AIG Bonus Tax Stench: The House Made It Harder to Fix the Financial System

House Democrats' bonus taxes just made it a lot harder to repair the financial system. more >>

AIG Tax Vote Exposes Hypocrisy of Eric Cantor and the House Republicans

Republicans like Eric Cantor put the final nail in their ideological coffin supporting the bonus tax. more >>

Why Did AIG's Counterparties Get 100 Percent Repayment?

GOPers have a political issue on bonus payments, but on the larger issue there's blame for both sides. more >>

AIG CEO Liddy Tells Congress He Is Asking Executives to Return Portion of Bonuses

Edward Liddy tells Congress he wants executives to return some of the millions paid out after bailout. more >>

AIG Bonus Recipients' Names Revealed

Pitchfork populism is all the rage these days. more >>

Andrew Cuomo: 73 AIG Employees Received $1 Million or More in Bonuses

The New York Attorney General's office has been investigating AIG's executive compensation. more >>

The AIG Bonus Solution: Fire the Financial Products People Who Got Us Into This

Surely these contracts must have outs for gross incompetence? more >>

President Obama Caps Executive Compensation at $500K for Firms Receiving Bailout Funds

Seeking to "restore trust" in the nation's financial industry, Obama imposed a pay cap. more >>

A Bubbly Outlook From Former Coke CEO Keough

Our current woes could make companies and consumers alike more adept with money. more >>

5 Salaries of Auto Industry CEOs

Auto industry CEOs in the United States and around the world are raking in big bucks. more >>

Ex-AIG Executives Questioned in Congress

A House committee examines the insurance giant that had to be bailed out by the feds. more >>

Lehman E-Mail: Execs Mock Idea of Bonus Cut

Higher-ups at the now bankrupt firm scoffed at the notion that they wouldn’t get bonuses. more >>

Executive Compensation: Is This the Countervailing Force?

Washington's bailout may finally take on executive pay. more >>

McCain: Bailout Plan Shouldn't Include Big Payouts for Executives

McCain insisted the plan deny "golden parachutes" to executives at failing financial firms. more >>

‘Golden Parachutes’ for Fannie/Freddie CEOs?

Regulator blocks multimillion-dollar severance payments to mortgage financial giants' former CEOs. more >>

The Highest-Paid and Most-Liked CEOs

How their company stocks measure up. more >>

CEOs Must Demand Raises—the Market Depends on It

When a London executive refuses a pay raise, he threatens the upheaval of capitalism. more >>

Small Businesses, Big Paychecks

Salary survey shows business owners in finance, construction, and real estate do best. more >>

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