Over the companies out of his jurisdiction, though he’s closing his eyes and hoping for the best, i.e. that banks which don’t have to do what he says will decide on their own to take an ax to executive pay.

“The biggest disappointment, I think, is that under the statute my jurisdiction is so narrow, and so circumscribed, that I have no real direct mandatory power over other Wall Street or other national companies,” Feinberg said today in an interview with Bloomberg special contributor Judy Woodruff. “I have my fingers crossed that we have developed some guidelines, some compensation prescriptions that will be emulated,” Feinberg said.

Feinberg Says Lack of Pay Authority Is Disappointment [Bloomberg]

Comments (12)

  1. Posted by guest | January 7, 2010 at 6:28 AM

    "i have my fingers crossed"
    awesome

  2. Posted by guest | January 7, 2010 at 6:32 AM

    cough cough douchebag cough cough

  3. Posted by guest | January 7, 2010 at 6:41 AM

    No one displays "power" in a finacial trading work environment unless they wear a turban, a large white cloth diaper and gold lame' shoes that curl up at the tip. That, my friends, is "power".
    ~Former Lehman HR Person

  4. Posted by guest | January 7, 2010 at 6:44 AM

    @3 ORLY?
    -LB

  5. Posted by guest | January 7, 2010 at 6:50 AM

    I have my fingers in my pants.

  6. Posted by HAM05 | January 7, 2010 at 6:54 AM

    @3 did you watch aladin on abc family last night as well? love that jaffar.

  7. Posted by NakedShort | January 7, 2010 at 6:55 AM

    “The biggest disappointment, I think, is that under the statute my jurisdiction is so narrow, and so circumscribed, that I have no real direct mandatory power over [anything of consequence]”
    I didnt realize he was a first year rain making analyst at UBS.

  8. Posted by guest | January 7, 2010 at 6:56 AM

    Ken,
    Maybe your dream job to determine everyone's pay exists in North Korea.

  9. Posted by Joseph di Jersey Cit | January 7, 2010 at 7:19 AM

    8: The unstated presumption that him having "real direct mandatory power" over every company in the U.S. would be a good idea says all you need to know about this guy and the administration he belongs to.

  10. Posted by InfiniteGuest | January 7, 2010 at 7:29 AM

    2nd @9 (Joseph di Jersey City).
    This bit of spin is also revealing, though:
    "Feinberg said his 'biggest accomplishment' as pay special master is Citigroup and Bank of America’s repayment of U.S. aid.
    "'I find that to be the primary objective, and we achieved it,' he said."

  11. Posted by guest | January 7, 2010 at 8:38 AM

    back in the good ol days we deported communists like him back to East Germany

  12. Posted by guest | January 7, 2010 at 5:28 PM

    Feinberged = F—ed up the a$$ via your wallet

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