Obama Treasury Unveils Executive Pay Regulations

Theo Francis,Businessweek Don’t say they didn’t warn you.Barack Obama sponsored it when he was a senator. He campaigned on it,and voiced support for it after winning the presidency. Government officials said it was coming,more than once. And today,the Treasury released draft legislation for a “say on pay” measure,as well as [...]

Resistance grows to Obama’s bigger government

 

By Tabassum Zakaria,Reuters

A public furor over big bonuses paid by firms bailed out with U.S. taxpayer money is fueling resistance to President Barack Obama’s ambitious plans to extend government intervention in the U.S. private sector.

Republican opponents say his commitment of huge sums to try to revive the [...]

Administration seeks increase in oversight of executive pay

 

By Stephen Labaton,International Herald Tribune

The Obama administration will call for increased oversight of executive pay at all banks,Wall Street firms and possibly other companies as part of a sweeping plan to overhaul financial regulation,government officials said.

The outlines of the plan are expected to be unveiled [...]

Obama Lays Out Limits on Executive Pay

By JONATHAN WEISMAN and JOANN S. LUBLIN,Wall Street Journal

Obama says no more golden parachutes on Wall Street

WASHINGTON —President Barack Obama laid out strict new regulations on executive compensation Wednesday,strafing Wall Street with tough talk as Washington asserts increasing control over a financial sector seeking more government funds.

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