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Industry Leaders Join Forces to Increase Transparency in the Area of Say-on-Pay

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Goldman Sachs may reduce CEO pay

February 7, 2012 | By Jim Kim
February 7, 2012 | By Jim Kim

It’s hard to assess the compensation of top bank CEOs right now, as we don’t have full information yet. The news only drips out as various pieces of compensation are disclosed at...

Bank of America pays bonuses in stock

January 26, 2012 | By Jim Kim
January 26, 2012 | By Jim Kim

Bank of America has hit upon an interesting idea: In these tough times, why not pay a portion of cash bonuses in stock. For bonuses above $100,000, cash bonuses to be paid immediately will in reality...

Danger of deferred compensation

January 23, 2012 | By Jim Kim
January 23, 2012 | By Jim Kim

Big banks really had little choice but to defer compensation to some degree for 2011. The disappointment felt by employees was acute, but these are hardly good times. Management had to do something....

Morgan Stanley caps cash bonuses

January 17, 2012 | By Jim Kim
January 17, 2012 | By Jim Kim

Here’s one way to downsize: Impose an upper limit on immediate cash payouts of 2011 bonuses at $125,000. The remainder of bonus will have to be deferred for a year. This is exactly what Morgan...

Auto pay increases for bankers may freeze

January 10, 2012 | By Jim Kim
January 10, 2012 | By Jim Kim
For junior bankers, there's a well-established salary path at most big banks, with regular automatic increases built in. According to Bloomberg, "base pay for junior bankers typically increases

2011 a rotten year for bank stocks

January 3, 2012 | By Jim Kim
January 3, 2012 | By Jim Kim
The past year was miserable for bank executives, who watched their stocks plummet. The biggest loser, as we've noted, was Bank of America. It fell 58 percent on the year. According to Bloomberg, the

Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Announces Agreement Reached in Cincinnati Bell “Say on Pay” Lawsuit

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cincinnati Bell, Inc. has approved a proposed settlement of the In re Cincinnati Bell, Inc. Derivative Litigation, currently pending before the Hamilton County Court of

Survivors on Wall Street get low-priced stock

December 4, 2011 | By Jim Kim
December 4, 2011 | By Jim Kim
It's a tough time to work on Wall Street. Every bank is retrenching. The atmosphere is miserable. You just don't know when the axe is coming. But as the New York Times points out, there is a silver

"Say on Pay" Vote at Cogent Communications Group Prompts Stockholder Investigation by Goldfarb Branham Law Firm LLP

DALLAS, Nov. 17, 2011/PRNewswire/ -- Goldfarb Branham LLP is investigating whether certain officers and directors of Cogent Communications Group (Nasdaq: CCOI) violated shareholder protection laws by

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