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Is Switzerland no longer a banking haven?

Mar 4, 2013
Voters in Switzerland have approved a referendum to curb executive pay. The move comes less than a week after the European Union announced plans to cap banker bonuses.

EU looks to cap bankers' bonuses

Feb 28, 2013
EU officials have announced an agreement that would restrict the amount bankers can receive as as bonus.

Bonus, baby! Wall Street sweetens year-end checks

Feb 26, 2013
Wall Street paid out an estimated $20 billion in bonuses last year, as trading profits surge. Still banks are warning of more layoffs.
Activists, including the unemployed and those living in foreclosed homes, demonstrated outside of the New York Stock exchange against Wall Street bonuses on December 15, 2010 in New York City.
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Citigroup vote shows shareholder unrest

Apr 18, 2012
Citigroup and other companies face shareholder disapproval of high executive pay. Will the boards of directors heed the concerns?

The price of happiness in the workplace

Mar 9, 2012
Commentator Teresa Amabile on the misconceived correlation between paychecks and joy.

British PM David Cameron fights 'anti-business' mood

Feb 23, 2012
Several of Europe's biggest banks are reporting billion dollar losses today and yet, banks are handing out billions in bonuses and getting a lot of flack for it.

For public good, not for profit.

Wall Street bonuses fall

Nov 22, 2011
David Brancaccio discusses why bonuses are expected to go down this year, and how Washington plans to regulate executive compensation.

MID-DAY UPDATE: Why should you stress about Europe's banks?

Jul 23, 2010
*The Mid-Day Update is a five-day-a-week podcast from the Marketplace Morning Report co-hosted by Bill Radke and Steve Chiotakis that wraps up the...

Hurricane AIG

Mar 18, 2009
As I've pointed out the last couple days, I worry that the whirling dervish of AIG's bonuses might be diverting our attention from issues more...