en-us Reuters UK) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown moved to allay fears of a mass walk out by the board of Royal Bank of Scotland, saying it would not be singled out for unduly harsh treatment over bonuses.In a rare move by politicians to calm...]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:15:44 -0800 Reuters UK) - Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc warned it could struggle to hire and retain key staff after the government demanded control of bonuses as a condition for insuring its bad debts.Bailed-out RBS, set to become 84 percent state-owned after the latest...]]> Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:30:31 -0800 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:28:03 -0800 XOM XOM Reuters) - Some of Goldman Sachs Group Inc's GS largest shareholders have asked the company to cut the size of its bonus pool and pass along more of its profits to investors, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the situation.Although the shareholders were not pushing for a...]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:45:18 -0800 GS GS Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:50:19 -0800 Reuters) - New York Stock Exchange member firms earned a record $35.7 billion for their broker-dealer operations in the first six months of this year, which is 1-1/2 times above the previous high-water mark set in 2000, the state comptroller said in a report on Tuesday.Six...]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:01:11 -0800 BAC C GS JPM MS WFC BAC,C,GS,JPM,MS,WFC Reuters UK) - Financial regulators have no intention of capping bankers' bonuses under new powers planned to curb big payouts that drive excessive risk-taking, Financial Services Minister Paul Myners said on Sunday.Myners was trying to clarify what the reforms would mean after Chancellor Alistair Darling said in...]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:30:36 -0800 Reuters UK) - Financial regulators have no intention of capping bankers' bonuses under new powers planned to curb big payouts that drive excessive risk-taking, Financial Services Minister Paul Myners said on Sunday.Myners was trying to clarify what the reforms would mean after Chancellor Alistair Darling said in...]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:15:27 -0800 Reuters UK) - The chief executive of Goldman Sachs, which has attracted widespread media attention over the size of its staff bonuses, believes banks serve a social purpose and are doing "God's work."In an interview with London's Sunday Times newspaper, Lloyd Blankfein also said he believed big profits and...]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:31:12 -0800 GS GS Reuters) - The chief executive of Goldman Sachs, which has attracted widespread media attention over the size of its staff bonuses, believes banks serve a social purpose and are doing "God's work."In an interview with London's Sunday Times newspaper, Lloyd Blankfein also said he believed big profits and bonuses...]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:30:19 -0800 GS GS Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:09:06 -0700 ERIE ERIE Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:45:13 -0700 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:44:14 -0700 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:43:46 -0700 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:45:33 -0700 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:20:54 -0700 MTEX MTEX Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:15:40 -0700 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:41:11 -0700 UBS UBS Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:18:35 -0700 Thu, 14 May 2009 09:36:53 -0700 ALOY ALOY