RBS Chief Won't Take Bonus

Royal Bank of Scotland said its chief executive will waive his bonus for 2011, after a particularly fierce public and political outcry over the size and timing of the award.

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The CEO Bankruptcy Bonus

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Disney CEO Iger Paid $31.4 Million

Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Robert Iger received compensation valued at $31.4 million for 2011, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission

Qualcomm CEO's Pay Up 23%

Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs saw a 23% bump in his total compensation in the last fiscal year, benefiting from an increase in stock awards and his cash incentive plan.

Lloyds CEO to Waive 2011 Bonus

The chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group, Antonio Horta-Osório, will waive his 2011 bonus, after his recent return from a leave of absence and as pressure mounts on banks over large pay packets.

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Bonuses Sink at Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley plans to tell employees this week that bonuses will drop sharply, with cash payouts capped at $125,000.

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Yahoo CEO to Get $1 Million Salary

Yahoo's newly-appointed Chief Executive Scott Thompson will receive a $1 million salary in addition to a $1.5 million cash bonus and $22.5 million in potential stock awards.

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Apple CEO Was Paid $378 Million

Apple said it gave CEO Tim Cook compensation worth nearly $378 million last year, drawing a sharp contrast to the $1 salary traditionally earned by former CEO Steve Jobs.

Verizon Details $20 Million More in Pay

Verizon has agreed to increase by $20 million the total disclosed pay for former CEO Ivan Seidenberg, but the recently retired executive won't be getting any more money.

H-P to Limit Severance for Ousted Executives

H-P, still smarting from criticism over exit packages it awarded to ousted CEOs, will limit severance payments for senior executives who are pushed out.

Nabors Comes Under Pressure

Public pension funds in five states pressured Nabors Industries to list competing board candidates on official ballots. The oil-drilling contractor has been under attack for its executive-pay practices.

Wall Street to See Smaller Bonuses

Wall Street bonuses are set to shrink by an average of 20% to 30% from last year, with even steeper declines for bond traders, according to a widely watched compensation survey.

Apple Rewards Top Executives

Apple awarded a host of senior executives lucrative stock-option grants, as the company seeks to retain its senior bench after the death of co-founder Steve Jobs.

Chesapeake Tweaks Big Payday

Chesapeake Energy agreed to settle a shareholder lawsuit by making corporate governance and compensation changes, including having its founder repurchase maps he sold to the company for $12 million.

El Paso CEO Set for $91 Million in Exit Pay

El Paso CEO Douglas Foshee is in line for exit pay of $91 million following El Paso's sale to Kinder Morgan. It would be one of the largest ever packages for a CEO following a merger.

'Overpaid' CEOs Stay 'Overpaid'

Chief executives who are paid generously at the outset will get the biggest pay increases and the smallest pay cuts over the course of their tenure, regardless of company performance, according to a new study.

News Corp. Alters Board

News Corp. nominated venture capitalist James Breyer to its board and said two current directors will leave, in a shakeup that adds a new outside voice to the company's board as it faces criticism of its corporate governance.

Borders' Severance Payments Cleared

A bankruptcy judge cleared Borders Group Inc. to make $500,000 in severance payments to four company "insiders," including its former chief executive, Mike Edwards.

Big Pay as CEO Leaves Penney

Myron Ullman will carry a big exit package when he steps down as CEO of J.C. Penney early next year.

Motorola CEO Gets $62 Million If He Exits

Sanjay Jha, Motorola Mobility's CEO, could gain more than $62 million if he leaves Google in the next two years.

Some Companies Restart Pay Raises

While U.S. companies have slowed down hiring this year, some even announcing layoffs, some are raising salaries.

Directors See Uptick in Compensation

Director rewards continued their upward trajectory, hitting a median of more than $200,000 last year, concludes an analysis by management consultancy Hay Group.

A 'Yes' in Say on Pay

Congress gave shareholders a new "say on pay" over executive compensation. And the returns are in: At 98.5% of companies, the answer was yes.

Pay Up 19% for Finance Chiefs

Median pay for chief financial officers of S&P 500 companies surged 19% to $2.9 million last year, according to a Wall Street Journal survey.

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Nissan CEO Still Holds a Top Spot in Pay

Nissan Motor CEO Carlos Ghosn held on to his place as the highest-paid foreign executive at a listed Japanese company in the last fiscal year with $12.1 million in total compensation.