06/21/2012

Peltz Said to Have Pressed Lazard on Cutting Banker Compensation

At a series of meetings starting in March, Peltz and Ed Garden, one of his co-founders at Trian Fund Management LP, told Lazard Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Jacobs the firm paid bankers more than deal flow or productivity merited, said the people, who

06/21/2012

Data show top banks get most complaints

Major banks including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Citigroup were the subjects of the largest number of complaints to the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in 2011, according to data obtained through a public records request.

06/19/2012

Baby Boomers to kids: Inheritance? Maybe not

Most young, wealthy Americans believe it's important to pass money on to their heirs. They may be disappointed to learn that their parents don't feel the same way.

06/19/2012

Advice for Global Bank CEOs

Strategic planning is back. With so much uncertainty, bank CEOs need to rethink where their institution adds value to customers, who those customers are today and who they might be in the future.