News Topic: Compensation

President plans to ease regulatory burden on the largest banks; online merchants say a Visa-Mastercard button blocks cheaper payment methods. ... Read full article

Year to date through Dec. 31, 2017. Dollars in thousands. ... Read full article

The itemized deduction for investment fees may have been eliminated, but clients still need guidance on paying IRA expenses. Here's what to tell them. ... Read full article

No individuals have been named in connection with the bank’s recent misdeeds, which resulted in a $1 billion fine, even as some senior leaders stand to gain from the government’s tax cut. ... Read full article

The company will add a representative of Stilwell Group to its board. The investment firm, which has long criticized HopFed's leadership and strategy, agreed to support the company's recommendations at future annual meetings. ... Read full article

Policies to shore up banks’ corporate cultures have remained a low priority even though some regulators want to attack the issue head on. Strengthening a firm’s ethical values may best be left to a bank’s internal brass. ... Read full article

The bank says CEO had no input into $325 million loan to Trump's son-in-law; Fifth Third, First Republic take equity stake in online student loan lender. ... Read full article

Many of the industry’s top executives — at big and regional banks alike — enjoy premium perks, including personal travel on corporate aircraft and minimal wait times for fancy medical exams. Here’s an overview of the special items disclosed to investors so ... Read full article

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. pays women in the U.K. an average of 56% less than male colleagues, another stark example of the entrenched gender imbalances in the richest corners of the global economy. ... Read full article

The gap, already more than three times the national average, will widen to 60% this year, the company said in a report Thursday. ... Read full article

The measure easily passes with a two-thirds majority; Wells Fargo CEO's pay up by a third, but no cash bonus. ... Read full article

CEO Tim Sloan was paid $17.4 million, though he was denied a cash bonus, as the San Francisco bank continued to contend with scandal fallout. ... Read full article

Year to date through Sep. 30, 2017. Dollars in thousands. ... Read full article

An investor had accused John Peck of using a HopFed lawyer to handle his purchase of real estate from an influential member of the company's board. ... Read full article

JPMorgan Chase said Friday that its female employees earn 99% of what male employees make globally, but women remain underrepresented at senior levels and it hinted the unadjusted numbers it will report soon in the U.K. will be less flattering. ... Read full article

Average pay among big bank chiefs last year rose 17% to $25.3 million; bank may let go up to 500 bankers and traders in latest restructuring. ... Read full article

Citigroup Chief Executive Officer Michael Corbat received $23 million in compensation for 2017, a 48 percent increase from a year earlier and the biggest pay package he's received since taking the top job. ... Read full article

Very few of the 20 largest banks in the country would answer just a few basic questions about their policies and programs around sexual harassment. But — trust them! — they are committed to equality. Even Maria Contreras-Sweet is kept out of critical ... Read full article