BU Now » financial services http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow News, information and research from Boston University Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Salary caps nixed for bailed-out firms http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/06/10/salary-caps-nixed-for-bailed-out-firms/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/06/10/salary-caps-nixed-for-bailed-out-firms/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:21:31 +0000 Dick Taffe http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=1045 Reports say plans to cap salaries at firms getting bailout money is being nixed by the Obama administration, which will leave it to Congress to limit bonuses.  But the White House will name a “pay czar” to monitor bailed-out companies and will still push to revamp compensation practices in the financial industry.  School of Management Professor Fred Foulkes, director of the Human Resources Policy Institute, can discuss trends in executive compensation.

Contact Fred Foulkes, 617-353-4281, ffoulkes@bu.edu

]]> http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/06/10/salary-caps-nixed-for-bailed-out-firms/feed/ 0 Battle over derivatives regulation http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/06/01/battle-over-derivitives-regulation/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/06/01/battle-over-derivitives-regulation/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:33:12 +0000 Dick Taffe http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=613 Trading in complex derivatives, financial instruments like credit default swaps, in large part sparked the current economic crisis.  Now the debate has shifted to how to regulate derivatives and where to trade them.  School of Law Professor Charles Whitehead, a securities law expert and long-time Citigroup counsel, can offer some guidance as to where the battle between Wall Street and Washington is headed.

Contact Charles Whitehead, 617-2212, ckw@bu.edu

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