International Business News - Bonuses http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif French President Nicolas Sarkozy promised on Tuesday to fight for tougher controls on bankers' bonuses at a meeting of the Group of 20 leaders next month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090825/sarkozy-pushes-french-banks-on-bonuses-before-g20.htm Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:33:10 EDT France will push for stronger commitments to limit bankers' bonuses at a meeting of G20 leaders in September, President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090825/france-sarkozy-promises-fight-on-bonuses-g20.htm Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:53:55 EDT Intel Corp, a bellwether of the technology industry, announced an overhaul its employee compensation plan, including a freeze on top salaries and an exchange of "underwater" stock options. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090323/intel-seeks-overhaul-compensation.htm Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:47:02 EDT Base salaries on Wall Street may double as a result of the public backlash over excessive bonuses, according to a report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090311/us-reporting.htm Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:59:27 EDT Merrill Lynch & Co may have misled Congress in representing last November that it planned to pay out bonuses at year end, when in fact it decided to accelerate those payouts, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090311/merrill-may-have-misled-congress-on-bonuses-cuomo.htm Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:08:01 EDT New York's top legal officer complained to the state's top court on Friday that Bank of America is continuing to block his probe in to bonus compensation at the bank's newly acquired Merrill Lynch division. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090307/ny-complains-bofa-blocking-merrill-bonus-probe.htm Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:08:13 EST Merrill Lynch & Co's 10 highest-paid employees got a total of $209 million in cash and stock in 2008, up slightly from $201 million they received a year earlier, the Wall Street Journal said, citing reviewed figures. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/210222-merrill-lynch.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090303/merrill-039top-10-earners-made-209-million-report.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090303/merrill-039top-10-earners-made-209-million-report.htm Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:40:37 EST New York's top legal officer on Thursday demanded Bank of America Corp Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis provide names of Merrill Lynch executives who received 2008 bonuses, and how much they got, before the bank's takeover of the firm in January. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090227/topy-legal-officer-demands-bonus-list-from-bofa-ceo.htm Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:16:01 EST A judge on Monday ruled that former Merrill Lynch & Co Chief Executive John Thain is free to disclose the names of individuals who received bonuses awarded by the former investment bank before it was bought by Bank of America Corp. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/209834-john-thain-speaks-during-the-wall-street.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090223/thain-can-testify-on-merrill-bonuses-judge-rules.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090223/thain-can-testify-on-merrill-bonuses-judge-rules.htm Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:40:01 EST New York state's top legal officer filed a court motion on Monday to compel former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain to discuss $4 billion in employee bonuses, ratcheting up its probe into a hot-button issue in the recession. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090223/cuomo-goes-to-court-to-force-bonus-details-from-thain.htm Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:08:02 EST