News Topic: Bonuses

F-Squared Investments Inc., an investment firm that failed earlier this year following a dispute with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, is hoping to move closer to wrapping up its bankruptcy case. On Monday, F-Squared will ask Judge Laurie ... Read full article

A former Lehman Brothers star trader secretly recorded several conversations that he says prove Lehman owes him more than $83 million in bonuses for his work done mostly in 2008, even though he received a similar amount when Barclays PLC bought Lehman, ... Read full article

Lifestyle Lift, a nationwide chain of cosmetic surgery centers, abruptly shut down the majority of its business Monday and said it is considering filing for bankruptcy. The Wall Street Journal has the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here . ... Read full article

The American Bankruptcy Institute unveiled its long-awaited Chapter 11 reforms Monday morning, which aim to help struggling businesses but also propose to take away perks for lenders who extend bankruptcy loans and to remove protections for some investors ... Read full article

While restructuring professionals have proposed some interesting changes to the bankruptcy code , it’s also striking what their 370-page report leaves out. Here are some hot topics in the bankruptcy world that  wouldn’t  be affected: Distressed-Debt ... Read full article

Latin American Nextel carrier NII Holdings Inc. has asked for a bankruptcy judge’s permission to pay executives and other top-level employees as much as $9 million in bonuses. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here . ... Read full article

The new Apple Watch is pictured during an Apple event at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts in ... Read full article

Energy Future Holdings Corp. will continue making its case next Wednesday in Wilmington, Del., to pay as much as $18 million in bonuses to upper management. A hearing on the matter began on Oct. 8 and spilled into Oct. 9, as the company faces a fight from ... Read full article

Associated Press In what’s expected to be a contested sale hearing, Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J., will ask a bankruptcy court judge on Tuesday to approve a $110 million sale to ... Read full article

Energy Future Holdings Corp. insiders took nearly $46 million out of the company in the 12 months leading up to its April 29 bankruptcy filing, new court records show . ... Read full article

Bloomberg Brookstone employees hoping to snag an ... Read full article

Bloomberg Brookstone employees hoping to snag an ... Read full article

Ambulance company Rural/Metro Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday after striking a deal with lenders to trim its debt load. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal . ... Read full article

Dish Network Corp. Chairman  Charlie Ergen  stands to make hundreds of millions of dollars in profits personally if Dish’s bid for wireless telecommunications firm LightSquared succeeds, court records and people familiar with the situation say. ... Read full article

Waste processor Synagro Technologies Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday with an offer in hand to be acquired by an affiliate of Swedish private-equity firm EQT. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here . ... Read full article

Yellow-pages companies Dex One Corp. and SuperMedia Inc. have both voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as part of their previously announced all-stock merger deal. Read the article in Daily Bankruptcy Review . ... Read full article

Associated Press American Airlines grounds crew service and arriving flight at JFK International Airport in New York. In an unusual move, American Airlines pi ... Read full article

NewPage Corp. says its executives are in danger of being treated like pawns as second-lien investors seek to probe the company’s plans for bonuses. A bankruptcy judge has scheduled an emergency hearing Wednesday on the company’s bid to protect executives ... Read full article