http://www.newstin.co.uk/uk/VIKRAM_PANDIT Organizing the News Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/91148730 A defence of obscene corporate compensation THREE hundred million dollars seems like a lot to pay someone to bankrupt a company. It's no wonder taxpayers are outraged at the level of executive pay and high salaries in general... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:01:49 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/91148730 2008-12-02T20:01:49Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/91144692 Rohit Khilnani Terror, Terror Everywhere New Delhi: American behemoth Citigroup, which is axing over 75,000 jobs this year to help cut costs and fight financial crisis, is now slashing the severance package, that too for staff... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:57:18 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/91144692 2008-12-02T21:57:18Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/91055702 Sarah Anderson, a director at the Institute for Policy Studies, is an advocate of aggressive pay curbs and isn't likely to buy into an eight-figure income, no matter what the performance. "I want taxpayers to feel confident... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:22:02 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/91055702 2008-12-02T13:22:02Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/91134268 by: Felix Salmon December 02, 2008 | about stocks: Justin Fox -- rightly, I think -- reckons that the repeal of Glass-Steagal was on net a good thing, not a bad thing, for the US banking system, if only because it has allowed... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:42:55 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/91134268 2008-12-02T20:42:55Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/91081239 With so many candidates, it's difficult to choose. Richard Fuld of Lehman Bros. and James Cayne of Bear Stearns presided over the remarkably disruptive failures of their respective firms. But Bear and Lehman weren't banks,... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:13:23 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/91081239 2008-12-02T15:13:23Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/91035729 IT Job cuts in the UK financial services sector are continuing as companies get themselves ready for worsening economic conditions. HSBC will cut another 500 jobs and Swiss banking giant credit Suisse has announced 650 UK jobs... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:07:24 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/91035729 2008-12-02T12:07:24Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/91107376 New Delhi: After Vikram Pandit-led Citigroup, it is the turn of Infosys to go dollar-wise on saving costs.But, the Indian IT giant seems to have gone even ahead and wants its employees to save 10 dollars each, as against the... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:28:00 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/91107376 2008-12-02T17:28:00Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/90879593 Last week's New York Times article, which blamed him for bringing down Citigroup and really the entire global economy, must have been difficult for Robert Rubin, who has spent the past twenty-odd years basking in the glow of... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:46:00 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/90879593 2008-12-01T17:46:00Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/90736419 When Citigroup was formed a decade ago, in a merger that reshaped banking, the deal's architect, Sandy Weill, basked in the limelight and admitted to feeling like a rock star. The boss these days, Vikram Pandit, must feel more... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:32:14 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/90736419 2008-12-01T02:32:14Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/90662493 New York, Nov 30 (IANS) US banking giant Citigroup has decided to sell off NikkoCiti Trust and Banking Corp, its custodian administration arm in Japan, in a bid to overcome the financial crisis it is facing, The Wall Street... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:50:18 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/90662493 2008-11-30T11:50:18Z