Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, BB&T, US Bancorp and Morgan Stanley

Chicago, IL – July 2, 2009 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Goldman Sachs (GS - Analyst Report), JP Morgan (JPM - Analyst Report), BB&T (BBT - Analyst Report), US Bancorp (USB - Analyst Report) and Morgan Stanley (MS - Snapshot Report).

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Here are highlights from Wednesday’s Analyst Blog:

SEC Approves “Say on Pay” Rule

The disclosure of the executive compensation was last approved by the SEC in 2006. That move required companies to disclose their executives' pay and perks in greater detail, and required noting the date of stock option grants. The SEC is now seeking to improve the reporting of stock and option awards.

One of the reasons for the financial crisis was the executive compensation structure that encouraged excessive risk-taking. The Obama Administration is trying to revamp compensation policies of financial firms as a part of the broader regulatory reforms package.

Restrictions on executive compensation have been the main reasons behind the repayment of TARP money by some of the major banks like Goldman Sachs (GS - Analyst Report), JP Morgan (JPM - Analyst Report), BB&T (BBT - Analyst Report), US Bancorp (USB - Analyst Report) and Morgan Stanley (MS - Snapshot Report).

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