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BusinessWeek February 24, 2011 Moore & Harper	Bank Pay Rules Won't Tame Wall Street Experts say proposed pay rules aren't likely to discourage recklessness on Wall Street because holding periods are too short.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2009 Morgan Housel	With Lewis Gone, Is Pandit Next? Citigroup's current CEO, Vikram Pandit, replaced Chuck Prince in 2007, so he can't be blamed for many of Citi's problems. But you can still argue that he should be replaced.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2009 Morgan Housel	Party's Over, Wall Street Nestled inside the $787 billion stimulus bill are a handful of provisions that ended the raucous payday party Wall Street's enjoyed for years. Read on for the most significant.
Registered Rep. January 22, 2009	Thain Departs BofA--An $87,000 Rug? Say It Ain't So, John! Client AUMs Fall By 30 Percent In 2008 John Thain, former CEO of Merrill Lynch and the man who engineered the sales of the storied Wall Street firm to Bank of America in September, is leaving the combined firm immediately.
The Motley Fool January 15, 2009 Morgan Housel	Bank of America Comes Back for Seconds After biting off more than it could chew with its acquisition of Merrill Lynch, Bank of America is heading back to the bailout line for a second helping.
Registered Rep. November 8, 2006 Kevin Burke	Fat Bonuses on Wall Street Don't Extend to FAs If you work on Wall Street, chances are you stand to make a killing in bonus pay this year -- unless, that is, you're a broker or a financial advisor.
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The Motley Fool June 6, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	This Week in Banking Banking news: It was a roller-coaster in subprime land this past week.
The Motley Fool February 6, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	I Was an Evil Investment Banker Wall Street bonuses have run afoul of the government. Should Uncle Sam step in and regulate?
The Motley Fool July 3, 2008 Alex Dumortier	Christmas Comes Early at Lehman Lehman Brothers decides to award its employees with a down payment on their 2008 bonus, paid in Lehman shares.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2009 Morgan Housel	Shame, Shame, John Thain The "take-the-money-and run-before-it's-too-late" behavior Merrill has exhibited at Thain's lead is, to say the least, appalling.
The Motley Fool October 8, 2008 Rich Duprey	Limits on CEO Pay Have No Bite The bailout bill's supposed limits on CEO pay are much ado about nothing.
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The Motley Fool November 24, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	Maybe We Should Have Let the Banks Fail The bailout may have kept the financial system afloat, but are we setting ourselves up for more pain?
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U.S. Banker January 2009 Holly Sraeel	Making the Case for Better Leadership, Profits Morgan Stanley's John Mack sends an email to employees outlining changes in compensation policies. His intention is to introduce a "claw back" clause would allow the firm to rescind the bonus of any individual who causes the firm harm.
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The Motley Fool March 23, 2009 Alyce Lomax	Heck of a Job! Here's a Bonus! Shareholders need to start pushing back on compensation policies.
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The Motley Fool January 16, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	Is Moral Hazard Still a Bogeyman? Should we still fear moral hazard? The Philly Fed president thinks so.
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The Motley Fool February 12, 2009 Alyce Lomax	Surprise! The Madoffs Made Off With Even More More things to be outraged about, courtesy of the Bernie Madoff saga.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2009 Morgan Housel	Here Comes the Pain for Thain Just days after resigning from Bank of America, former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain has been subpoenaed by the New York Attorney General regarding $4 billion in bonuses paid just days before merging with B of A.
The Motley Fool December 23, 2008 Morgan Housel	An Ingenious Way to Pay Bankers Credit Suisse Group has found an ingenious way to solve the problem of high-paid employees with no accountability for company performance: pay yearly bonuses to top bankers not with cash, but with the same leveraged loans and commercial mortgage-backed debt that have crushed the financial system.
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Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2009 Deborah Scally	Toughing It Out in 2009 The results of the Bank Director/Grant Thornton LLP 16th Bank Executive Survey show that bankers are determined to shore up their foundations and capitalize on strengths to survive the year ahead.
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