Read more compensation stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/16505/compensation.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:11:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73606/bonuses-at-morgan-stanley-jpmorgan-goldman-hit-30b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRecession? What recession? Some Wall Street firms are not feeling any pain this year as record bonuses at just three of the top firms are likely to hit an eye-popping $30 billion. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase, the three biggest banks to be bailed out by the feds,...http://www.newser.com/story/73606/bonuses-at-morgan-stanley-jpmorgan-goldman-hit-30b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 4:55:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73178/exec-pensions-soared-as-stocks-tanked.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSteep increases in the pensions of top execs passed largely unnoticed amid the recent uproar about pay and bonuses. The average pension for a top executive rose 19% last year even as share prices fell by an average of 37%. More than 200 execs saw pensions boosted by over 50%...http://www.newser.com/story/73178/exec-pensions-soared-as-stocks-tanked.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 4:47:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72351/fed-rolls-out-plan-to-limit-bank-pay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Federal Reserve today officially announced a plan to regulate pay structures at banks, the same day the pay czar rolled out his plan to cap salaries at bailed-out firms. The administration’s double-whammy on compensation marks an unprecedented level of government involvement in the private sector, and the policies that...http://www.newser.com/story/72351/fed-rolls-out-plan-to-limit-bank-pay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 15:15:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72253/pay-czar-slashes-top-salaries-at-7-bailed-out-firms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama’s pay czar will cut compensation for the 25 highest-paid employees at seven companies that took large amounts of government aid. The 175 executives will face salary reductions of 90%, but with other compensation elements added in, the total reductions average 50%. Ken Feinberg also will require the seven...http://www.newser.com/story/72253/pay-czar-slashes-top-salaries-at-7-bailed-out-firms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 15:53:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69721/fed-plans-to-oversee-bankers-pay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA wide-ranging plan by the Federal Reserve to limit executive pay would allow government regulators to probe private financial institution's pay practices—and let the Fed block any policy it thinks may encourage undue risk. The plan is still being formulated and won't be finished for weeks, but it requires...http://www.newser.com/story/69721/fed-plans-to-oversee-bankers-pay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 5:48:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69457/highest-paid-men-in-america.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFortune ’s just released its annual list of the country’s highest-paid men and women. The men come out on top, with the top-paid man making two and a half times what the top woman makes. The top 10 men are below, along with total 2008 compensation. Aubrey McClendon, Chairman and...http://www.newser.com/story/69457/highest-paid-men-in-america.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Sep 2009 13:16:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65281/shadowy-citi-trader-demands-100m-payout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAndrew J. Hall, the man who runs Citi’s shadowy energy-trading unit, is demanding the company pay him up to $100 million to honor a previously agreed-upon 2009 pay package, the Wall Street Journal reports. If Citi doesn’t pay up, Hall could walk and sue, but paying could be a political...http://www.newser.com/story/65281/shadowy-citi-trader-demands-100m-payout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 25 Jul 2009 13:40:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61474/unabomber-battles-auction.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUnabomber Ted Kacynski is battling plans by the federal government to auction his belongings, including diaries, typewriters, a hatchet, and his trademark sunglasses and hooded jacket, reports CNN. Proceeds of the sales will go to four wounded survivors of his mail bomb attacks who are owed $15 million awarded to...http://www.newser.com/story/61474/unabomber-battles-auction.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Jun 2009 3:36:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58818/us-weighs-shaving-bankers-pay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration has begun an ambitious project to overhaul compensation practices across the financial sector, including at firms that received no bailout, reports the Wall Street Journal . The government may use the powers of the Fed or the SEC, as well as congressional legislation, to prevent banks from rewarding...http://www.newser.com/story/58818/us-weighs-shaving-bankers-pay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 May 2009 5:17:55 CDT