Corporate Governance  

Just days after adding new members to its board, Deutsche Bank replaced CEO John Cryan and named Christian Sewing, who co-led the private and commercial bank, to take over.

Given the recent accounting issues at the Boston-based industrial conglomerate, the influential proxy advisory firms recommend shareholders vote against keeping KPMG as GE's auditor.

The buyout firm is among the final bidders for the rent-to-own retailer. It joins private equity firm Vintage Capital, which The Deal has learned has raised outside funding for its bid.

With LionTree as an adviser and activist Glenn Welling on a key subcommittee exploring strategic alternatives, a sale of the set-top box and interactive digital TV guide company is a serious possibility.

John Thain, who was also CEO of the New York Stock Exchange and President and Chief Operating Officer of Goldman Sachs GS, is currently a member of the board of directors of Uber Technologies.

The New York Fed named Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco chief John Williams as its next president, touting his monetary-policy expertise despite criticism over his supervision of Wells Fargo and calls for a woman or minority candidate to fill the post.

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams, reported to be the top pick to replace the retiring head of the New York Fed, failed to stop widespread customer abuses at Wells Fargo, the public-interest group Better Markets alleges.

Sam Walton would have turned 100 last week, just in time for his company to potentially venture into healthcare.

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams, reported to be the top pick to replace the retiring head of the New York Fed, failed to stop widespread customer abuses at Wells Fargo, the public-interest group Better Markets alleges.

Bill Dudley, who as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York oversees big banks like JPMorgan and Citigroup, says bankers might police risk-taking by employees more aggressively if their compensation came in the form of bonds instead of stock. That way, they'd care more if their company could pay back its debts.