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Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) awarded Chief Executive John Stumpf $22.9 million in salary and bonus for 2012, making him the highest-paid chief of a major U.S. commercial bank.The sum reflects the San Francisco lender's success in profiting from the U.S. home-loans business at a time when many of its largest competitors, like Bank of America Corp. (BAC), pulled back in the wake of the housing bust. Mr. Stumpf's base pay was $2.8 million, with a bonus that included shares valued at $13.5 million, most tied to the company's performance. He also received a $3 million cash bonus. Gains in his pension were valued at $3.5 million. Mr. Stumpf received $19.8 million of compensation in 2011.Wells Fargo recorded a profit of $18.9 billion for 2012, a 19% increase from the year-earlier period. Revenue was up 6% last year, due primarily to a 49% rise in mortgage-banking income, which was $11.6 billion.The bank has also been the beneficiary of a financial stock rally, with shares up more than 24% in 2012....
Investment company Leucadia National Corp said it will buy Jefferies Group Inc in a deal that values the investment bank at $3.6 billion.Leucadia, which has been cal...
Leucadia National Corp. and Jefferies Group Inc. said on Monday that they have agreed to merge. Leucadia, which already owns 28.6% of Jefferies, will acquire the res...
Investment company Leucadia National Corp said it will buy Jefferies Group Inc in a deal that values the investment bank at $3.6 billion.Leucadia, which has been cal...
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Jefferies Group Inc.'s (JEF) top executives, Chief Executive Richard Handler and Executive-Committee Chairman Brian Friedman, played a lead role in arranging a plan ...
Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) disclosed an in-line 21% slide in second-quarter profits on Tuesday due to slumping investment-banking revenue, but shares of the financial-serv...
Jefferies Group Inc.'s (JEF) fiscal first-quarter profit fell 12% amid higher expenses, but the investment bank's results easily beat analysts' estimates, reflecting...
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FBN's Charlie Gasparino reports on Jefferies CEO Richard Handler weighing his options on whether the firm can remain independent.
Plaintiffs who sued Jefferies Group Inc. (JEF) over its planned sale to Leucadia National Corp. (LUK) agreed not to file a motion that could have forced Jefferies to...
Bank of America Corp. (BAC) chief executive Brian Moynihan received $11.1 million in bonus pay for 2012, marking a raise of more than 70% for the bank chief after a ...
Jefferies Group Inc reported a higher-than-expected adjusted quarterly profit as the investment bank benefited from higher earnings from its fixed-income unit, and s...
Jefferies Group Inc. (JEF) Chairman and Chief Executive Richard Handler, who steered his company through a crisis of investor confidence in late 2011, will face new ...
Jefferies Group Inc is selling itself to Leucadia National Corp , its biggest shareholder, in a deal aimed at reassuring investors it has access to long-term funding...
Jefferies Group Inc is selling itself to Leucadia National Corp , its biggest shareholder, in a deal aimed at reassuring investors it has access to long-term funding...
Lots of companies try to turn themselves into mini-Berkshire Hathaway -style conglomerates, but Leucadia National Corp has had more success than most at pulling it o...
