Articles About Bank Of America Corporation
- Author:
- James I. Clark III
- Posted:
- 10.24.2011
Federal Reserve Asks for Comments Before Implementing the Volcker Rule
Federal regulators have requested public comment on the Volcker Rule — the Dodd-Frank Act restrictions that would ban American banks from making short-term trades of financial instruments for their own accounts and prevent them from owning or sponsoring hedge funds and private-equity funds. The Volcker rule, released by the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance […]
- Author:
- Tom Silva
- Posted:
- 07.29.2010
Despite Great Recession, the Rich Grew Richer
It’s ironic that — even in the depths of the Great Recession — the number of millionaires around the world grew by 17 percent to 10 million. Their collective wealth surged 19 percent to $39 trillion, according to the latest world wealth report from Merrill Lynch-Capgemini. “We are already seeing distinct signs of recovery and, […]
- Author:
- James I. Clark III
- Posted:
- 01.14.2010
Czar Kenneth Feinberg Wants Across-the-Board Executive Pay Cuts
Compensation czar Kenneth Feinberg – officially, the Obama administration’s special master for executive compensation – believes that the pay reductions he mandated at seven taxpayer-rescued firms should become the model for Wall Street and corporate America. “There is entirely too much reliance on cash and there’s got to be a better way to tie corporate […]