Finance Chronicle

Britain’s finance minister Thursday urged the European Union to clamp down on bankers’ bonuses, after five of the country’s biggest banks signed up to new rules on payments.

A court says William J. Ruehle’s statements to company lawyers about an alleged option-backdating scheme are not protected by attorney-client privilege and can be admitted as evidence at his trial. Federal prosecutors won a key ruling Wednesday in their option-backdating case against Broadcom Corp.’s former finance chief.

The Senate Finance Committee pushed ahead Wednesday on a comprehensive health care bill.

The Senate Finance Committee pushed ahead Wednesday on a comprehensive health care bill. The panel hopes to finish the legislation by week’s end.

The Senate Finance Committee pushed ahead Wednesday on a comprehensive health care bill. The panel hopes to finish the legislation by week’s end. It then will be combined with a bill approved by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee this past summer.

NEW YORK — Shares of some top finance companies were mixed at the close of trading: Bank of America fell $.24 or 1.4 percent, to $16.92. CIT Group fell $.99 or 45.0 percent, to $1.21.

Senate Finance Committee rejects an effort to further restrict abortion spending in the health care legislation.

Sept. 30 — U.S.

NEW YORK — Shares of some top finance companies are down at noon: Bank of America fell $.27 or 1.6 percent, to $16.89. CIT Group fell $.76 or 34.5 percent, to $1.44. Citigroup fell $.09 or 2.0 percent, to $4.61.

Triad – Scale Finance LLC announces its expansion in the Triad – Rendell Richards, a veteran CFO and owner of CFO Options, LLC, has joined forces with Scale Finance to lead the Triad team.