Corporate governance

Low premium in Boston Private deal has big investor howling

01/06/21

HoldCo Asset Management wants more details about the banking company’s pending merger with SVB Financial. The shareholder's concerns center on payouts to the seller's management team and questions about the sale process.

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After sudden CEO transition, New York Community shakes up board

01/06/21

The multifamily lender named Michael Levine as board chairman, succeeding Dominick Ciampa, who held the role for 10 years. The move comes less than a week after longtime CEO Joseph Ficalora abruptly retired and was replaced by Thomas Cangemi.

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Diversification, M&A may lie ahead for New York Community under new chief

12/29/20

The switch to Thomas Cangemi from longtime CEO Joseph Ficalora could foreshadow a push to curtail the company’s reliance on multifamily lending and the pursuit of a bank acquisition that lowers funding costs.

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First Reliance in S.C. cites growth push in announcing executive moves

12/28/20

The company promoted two executives as part of an effort to revamp its leadership team and establish a bigger presence in the Carolinas.

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Sudden change at the top of New York Community

12/28/20

Longtime chairman and CEO Joseph Ficalora will step aside Thursday as head of the regional bank and be succeeded by CFO Thomas Cangemi.

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JPMorgan’s Lee Raymond to exit board after scrutiny over climate

12/18/20

Raymond, the former Exxon Mobil boss who has been on the bank's board for more than three decades, notified JPMorgan Chase of his intention to resign effective Dec. 31, according to a regulatory filing.

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Protests — and mandates — push banks to add more minorities to boards

12/07/20

Efforts to diversify boardrooms have taken on new urgency this year as racial unrest called attention to income inequality and pressure mounted on banks and other publicly traded companies to do something about it.

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Zions’ Simmons reveals cancer diagnosis

11/30/20

Harris Simmons, the chairman and CEO of Zions Bancorp. in Salt Lake City, said in a letter to employees that he was recently diagnosed with a form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and would be pursuing a treatment plan over the next several months.

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OCC seeks to bar banks from shunning disfavored industries

11/20/20

Some large banks have come under fire from the GOP for curbing services to firms in controversial industries, such as firearms and fossil fuels. A proposal by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency aims to block banks from taking such stances.

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Fifth Third shuffles executive lineup after CFO joins BMO

11/11/20

Fifth Third Bancorp. promoted Chief Risk Officer Jamie Leonard to succeed Tayfun Tuzun, who will become chief financial officer of BMO Financial Group on Jan. 1. Both companies made other executive moves at the same time.

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