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  1. UnitedHealth CEO Compensation up 4 Percent in 2012

    Thu, 25 Apr 2013

    Insurer UnitedHealth's CEO's compensation up 4 pct in 2012 as earnings, stock price advance

  2. CEO Gives Away His Bonus to Employees

    Thu, 18 Apr 2013

    "Good Lord!" says the headline in a British newspaper, praising Lord Wolfson, business leader and peer of the realm, for having been uncommonly generous. Wolfson, CEO of Next, the U.K.'s biggest department store chain, gave his entire annual bonus3.6 million—to his employees. How uncommon was his

  3. Bosses Who Volunteer For Pay Cuts

    Tue, 11 Sep 2012

    Others have penalized themselves for having made mistakes that cost their co-workers. Brian Foley, an executive compensation consultant in White Plains, N.Y., says, "Voluntary pay cuts do happen at the CEO level among the big

  4. Best Buy (BBY) Defends Estimated $32 Million Pay Package for New CEO

    Thu, 23 Aug 2012

    firms and is in-line with best practice for Fortune 50 companies." Aaron Boyd, research director with executive compensation research firm Equilar , said Joly's annual target pay figures appear to align with what other top CEOs at

  5. Taxpayers Subsidize CEO Pay, Report Says

    Thu, 16 Aug 2012

    self-described "progressive multi-issue think tank," analyzed the link between tax loopholes and excessive executive compensation and concluded that the loopholes created an "uneven playing field" between large companies and small businesses

  6. Marissa Mayer's Yahoo CEO compensation nearly $60 million

    Thu, 19 Jul 2012

    Yahoo's incoming CEO isn't coming in cheap. Marissa Mayer is getting an initial compensation package valued at nearly $60 million — big for any incoming CEO — but one of the biggest ever awarded to a woman. The 37-year-old Mayer could earn even more, depending upon her length of stay and her

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  1. Ask Matt: What do the highest paid bank CEOs make?

    Tue, 29 May 2012

    total compensation for the most recent fiscal year. according to S&P Capital IQ based on as reported total executive compensation : • JPMorgan Chase CEO James Dimon: $23.1 million • Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf: $19.8 million • Goldman

  2. Facebook's Employees Likely Still Cheering Despite Stock Cooling

    Tue, 22 May 2012

    in the IPO. Zuckerberg owns about 383.8 million shares in stock and 120 million in options, according to executive compensation research firm, Equilar . That's on top of his base salary of $500,000 in 2011, according to the company's

  3. Shareholders Cut CEO Pay in Backlash

    Mon, 21 May 2012

    Amidst a climate of populist outrage and corporate missteps, shareholders are voting en mass to cut executive pay thanks to a new government rule called "say on pay." The board of directors, who determine CEO pay, don't have to listen to the shareholder vote but most of them are listening. Sprint

  4. JPMorgan Investors OK Dimon Pay

    Tue, 15 May 2012

    and dual role as chairman and CEO were approved. The "say on pay" vote was overwhelmingly in favor of the executive compensation packages, with a vote of 91.5 percent. There didn't seem to be any more vitriol at this meeting compared

  5. CEOs stumble over ethics violations, mismanagement

    Mon, 14 May 2012

    hot-seat scrutiny for several reasons. Despite record corporate profits, unemployment remains stubbornly high. Excessive CEO compensation and inequities in pay and benefits have gained wide exposure by social movements such as Occupy Wall Street and out-of-work

  6. Ways to easily access a company's financial statements

    Thu, 10 May 2012

    critical. Companies must disclose essential data about their operations, financial standing, risks and even executive compensation in these reports. Financial reports previously were required to be mailed to shareholders. When that was the

  7. Citigroup Shareholder Sues Over Executive Compensation

    Fri, 20 Apr 2012

    voted to reject the company's executive compensation plan during an annual stockholders year, according to Equilar, an executive compensation research firm. Tim Cook, CEO that was unable to dismiss an executive compensation lawsuit brought by shareholders

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Videos

  1. The Conversation: Executive Compensation

    Thu, 24 Dec 2009

    good. And where he's been tackling the question of executive compensation what's not fair it makes our blog boy no. When we what did you learn that didn't know yesterday about executive compensation literally AIG I think depicting Angie is that they don't

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    I write. Terribly good. And where he's been tackling the question of executive compensation -- -- what's not fair it makes our blog boy no. When we hear about failed companies. All these gigantic salaries but -- now. We've been thinking and here you are -- Power hungry so here's the question what did you learn that -- didn't know yesterday about executive compensation literally AIG -- -- I think depicting -- Angie is that they don't seem. To sort of get the outrage after Goldman
  2. Limiting Executive Compensation

    Thu, 5 Feb 2009

    anyone who assumes that the financial crisis will be over because the president is gonna suggest capping. Executive compensation I don't think that's necessarily gonna happen I also what been curious as to how they define it. Here's

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    crisis will be over because the -- president is gonna suggest capping. Executive compensation I don't think that's necessarily gonna happen -- I also what been curious as to how they define it. Here's how this
  3. Pay Czar Cuts Pay

    Fri, 11 Dec 2009

    do today to really crack down on executive compensation . We expect Feinberg to come out administration. To really clamp down. On executive compensation at these companies they have all these companies want to avoid these executive compensation restrictions now having said that

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    are Kenneth Feinberg to do today to really crack down on -- executive compensation . We expect Feinberg to come out an issue rulings on the top 26 to 100 highest paid employees. At -- companies in
    by Feinberg and by the Obama administration. To really clamp down. On executive compensation at these companies they have all received being taxpayer bailouts we got the first -- rulings back in October and they affected
    coming back into the treasury because these companies want to avoid these executive compensation restrictions now having said that are these banks healthy that I think is a big question. One everyone will be keeping an
  4. Obama: 'We Made Enormous Progress'

    Fri, 23 Jul 2010

    the light of day. And it will end taxpayer bailouts of Wall Street firms and give shareholders. A say on executive compensation . The need for this reform by the way was underscored by the report issued. By Ken Feinberg this morning

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    taxpayer bailouts of Wall Street firms and give shareholders. A say on executive compensation . The need for this reform by the way was underscored by the report issued. By Ken Feinberg this morning. Identifying a number
  5. Citigroup Paying Back Billions

    Mon, 14 Dec 2009

    jurisdiction of the Obama administration's Hazelwood who of course has been. Clamping down on bonuses and executive compensation so investors reacting positively to that they like to see these banks. Getting repaying money. Absolutely

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    administration's Hazelwood who of course has been. Clamping down on bonuses and executive compensation so investors reacting positively to that they like to see these banks. Getting repaying money. Absolutely that's always going to be basically
  6. Tapper On Obama's 'Fat Cat' Forum

    Mon, 14 Dec 2009

    complicated it's Paper driven. And it's complicated. President Obama told the executives on the issue of executive compensation you guys are like over paid pitchers on a baseball team. Doing poorly when the team's doing well no one

    Executive Compensation found at 2:30

    And it's complicated. President Obama told the executives on the issue of executive compensation you guys are like over paid pitchers on a baseball team. Doing poorly when the team's doing well no one seems to
  7. Tapper On Obama's 'Fat Cat' Forum

    Thu, 10 Dec 2009

    complicated. It's Paper driven. And it's complicated. President Obama told the executives on the issue of executive compensation you guys are like over paid pitchers on a baseball team. Doing poorly when the team's doing well no one

    Executive Compensation found at 2:39

    And it's complicated. President Obama told the executives on the issue of executive compensation you guys are like over paid pitchers on a baseball team. Doing poorly when the team's doing well no one seems to
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