Corporate ethics

Wells Fargo 'leaving no stone unturned' as new issues disclosed

08/04/17

The bank’s “reasonably possible” legal charges could surpass its reserves by $3.3 billion as of June 30, a Wells securities filing says.

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Warren calls OCC's Noreika one of Trump's 'swamp creatures'

07/20/17

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., sharply criticized the new acting head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency as part of a report Thursday detailing how industry executives and lobbyists have joined the Trump administration.

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Add wealth management to list of Wells Fargo managerial shake-ups

06/01/17

Wells Fargo's David Carroll, who had pay clawed back after the bank's fake-accounts scandal, will retire and be succeeded by Jonathan Weiss as wealth and investment management chief.

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Chairman and CEO roles combined at F.N.B. in Pennsylvania

05/23/17

The rising regional player has also appointed new chairs for four board committees as it prepares for the retirement of several long-serving directors.

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Opus taps banking veteran Paul Greig as its lead independent director

05/03/17

Greig, who orchestrated FirstMerit's sale to Huntington Bancshares, joined Opus' board last month.

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Wells Fargo investors should apply pressure to repair the damage

04/21/17

While many shareholders are by now largely immune to the transgressions of the U.S. banking sector, Wells Fargo’s recent phony account scandal has given even the most hardened cynics pause.

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Delanco Bancorp in N.J. reaches truce with activist investor

04/12/17

The company appointed a representative of Stilwell Group to its board. Stilwell, meanwhile, agreed to back Delanco's board nominees and refrain from pushing for the company's sale.

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Megabanks lead fight to curtail influence of ‘social impact’ investors

03/30/17

Investors concerned about the impact on banking of climate change, the pay gap and ethics matters are pushing back against a coalition of the heads of the biggest U.S. banks and other public companies that wants to limit small investors’ access to proxy ballots.

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Why advocates of splitting chairman, CEO roles are gaining ground

03/29/17

Proposals to split the chairman and CEO roles at banks have rarely succeeded. But new developments — including a proposal to require separate roles for the next generation of managers — are helping concerned shareholders slowly make inroads.

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The Wells Fargo problem has only started for other banks

03/17/17

Banks like TD and U.S. Bancorp are suddenly taking public shots from current and former employees critical of their sales practices, a sign that the industry has not put behind it the questions raised months ago by the phony-accounts scandal at Wells.

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