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Banker compensation trends were mixed last year, particularly among the nation's largest institutions. Average CEO compensation at the nation's four largest banks rose 10% in 2013, compared to a year earlier, based on data from governance watchdog GMI Ratings. However, CEO compensation fell 16%, on average, at other banks with assets of at least $50 billion.
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Only 32% of JPMorgan Chase shareholders voted in favor of splitting Jamie Dimon's chairman and chief executive roles, but the victory can't erase the months of harsh scrutiny over Dimon's power and the bank's governance.
May 21 -
That's the kind of question CEOs must ask themselves after days like Bank of America's Brian Moynihan had Wednesday: he conducted a nearly three-hour shareholder meeting that featured some quirky (not to mention vocal) guests.
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JPMorgan Chase's large and diversified operations -- including auto lending, wealth management and one-time sales of assets -- helped it shrug off its most recent round of eye-popping settlement and other costs.
January 14
Compared with its annual meeting last year, and to some of its peers' meetings this year, JPMorgan Chase (JPM) sailed through a relatively sedate meeting of shareholders Tuesday.
Shareholders
Some longwinded shareholders then took the chance to express opinions and preferences at the microphone, but officials still wrapped up their 2014 annual meeting in about an hour.
The proceedings were much smoother than in 2013, when JPMorgan faced a shareholder proposal to split Dimon's chairman and chief executive titles. Although
Dimon avoided the fate this year of Bank of America (BAC), when CEO Brian Moynihan had a lot of explaining to do about a gaffe in its capital plan and
JPMorgan's gathering wasn't completely devoid of criticism or tough subjects.
Officials acknowledged an issue that has been hovering over the bank for months the
While the cost of these settlements has been high, the board has been united in its view that it's in the best interest of the company and shareholders to put these matters behind it, said Lee Raymond, JPMorgan's lead independent director.
Dimon said little about the legal settlements while briefly summarizing the company's financial performance and also commending the hard work of his employees. Dimon himself received good news at the meeting as about 78% of shareholders approved his $18.7 million pay package in a nonbinding vote.
And then came the open-mic portion of the morning.
One shareholder, Sister Nora Nash of St. Francis of Philadelphia, a JPMorgan shareholder, criticized the bank for not providing more details about its spending on lobbying.
Another individual shareholder said he drove from his home in Sarasota, Fla., to Tampa to attend the meeting and learn more about how the company conducts its business. Normally, he said he would have been playing bridge at that time of day.
And then, the meeting abruptly came to a close. Stephen Cutler, JPMorgan's general counsel and the presiding officer of the meeting, quickly made a motion to adjourn after the final shareholder spoke and within minutes the meeting was over.
