Ceo Pay

Easiest Job on Planet: Bank CEO

Henry Blodget | Posted 04.30.2008 | Business


Henry Blodget

Take the job after an economic downturn, announce "new era" for Your Bank, have PR people place a Fortune cover story about you, and sit in your chair for three years and collect at least $50 million.

CEO's Pay Could Be Partly Determined By Shareholders' Votes

AP | Posted 04.20.2008 | Business


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Is Wasserstein's Bonus Over The Top?

New York Times | Dealbook | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Bruce Wasserstein is an important rainmaker at Lazard, the investment bank he runs. But, wonders Breakingviews, is he really worth more to the busine...

Merrill Execs Received Zero Bonuses For 2007

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Merrill Lynch & Co Inc (MER.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday top executives did not receive bonuses for 2007 after the world's largest b...

Citigroup CEO Scores $26.7 Million In Stock, 3 Million Options

Reuters Via USA Today | Jonathan Stempel | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Citigroup (C) awarded Chief Executive Vikram Pandit $26.7 million worth of shares and 3 million stock options six weeks after he took over the largest...

Even CEOs Think CEOs Are Overpaid

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


With many U.S. chief executives taking home millions of dollars in pay, it is no shock that average workers regards them as overpaid. But that attitud...

Embarrassed Morgan Stanley CEO Skips Bonus

AP | Stephen Bernard | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


"Deeply disappointing" fourth-quarter writedowns have Morgan Stanley Chief Executive John Mack bypassing his year-end bonus -- and he is unlikely to b...

Former UnitedHealth CEO To Forfeit $418 Million

New York Times | Eric Dash | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


In one of the largest corporate pay give-backs ever, William W. McGuire, the former chief executive of UnitedHealth Group, has agreed to forfeit at le...

Panel Finds Rising Executive Pay May Be Linked To Consultant Conflicts

New York Times | GRETCHEN MORGENSON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Conflicts of interest are pervasive among executive compensation consultants, according to a Congressional investigation. Moreover, the inquiry found,...