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In Policy Shift, Massachusetts Allows Producers to Charge Fees
Massachusetts regulators this month announced that producers for all lines of insurance may charge their clients fees in connection with the sale of insurance products. A statewide independent agent ...
CFO Pay Change Lags CEOs’ for Non-Bank Financial Services Firms: BDO Analysis
Chief financial officers of non-bank financial services firms saw lower percentage increases in compensation than chief executives in 2012, although the pay hikes for both C-suite positions were ...
Regulators Eye Global Guidelines for Financial Crimes and Punishment
Crooked bankers and insider traders would have no safe havens under planned global guidelines for market-abuse penalties, amid concerns some countries don't have strict enough rules. Culprits should ...
MetLife: Lack of Auto, Home Insurance Sales ‘Ridiculous’
MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, is pushing agents to sell more car and residential coverage after the head of the company's main retail business said they've been missing an opportunity ...
Fidelity Demands Companies Make Exec Pay Plans Longer Term
One of the biggest investors in European companies says it will start voting against boardroom pay plans next year unless firms force executives to hold shares more than three years before cashing ...
Companies Perceived as Too Tolerant of ‘Toxic Employees’ with Bad Attitudes
Employees believe their employers are too tolerant of toxic coworkers, according to survey results announced by a leadership development and training firm last week. According to the survey conducted ...
SEC Unveils CEO-to-Worker Pay Ratio Rule
U.S. corporations will need to disclose how their chief executive officers' paychecks compare with those of their workers under a proposal unveiled on Wednesday by the U.S. Securities and Exchange ...
Dishonest Deeds Lead to ‘Cheater’s High’ as Long as No One Gets Hurt
People who get away with cheating when they believe no one is hurt by their dishonesty are more likely to feel upbeat than remorseful afterward, according to new research published by the American ...