CEO DATELINE - Associations in the news - Nov. 26, 2014
Industries split on new FDA labeling rules Associations representing restaurants, vending machine operators and nonalcoholic beverage producers welcomed the new final calorie-labeling rules unveiled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Tuesday, but convenience and grocery store interests objected.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - Associations in the news - Nov. 25, 2014
Wall Street trade group sues over Dodd-Frank rule The Loan Syndications and Trading Association is asking a federal court to strike down rules requiring banks to retain some risk on their books when they scrutinize loans, according to the Wall Street Journal. The rules are a key provision of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform law. In a statement on its website, the association said it had tried to work with regulators to find a practical solution to problems with the rules, but to no avail.
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Top-paid association CEOs, early data shows
Many highly paid CEOs opt out of deferred plans in favor of simple base and bonus pay Gerard $13.3 million, $5.4 million, $3.9 million.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - Associations in the news - Nov. 24, 2014
New association emerges for Web-based health insurance brokers A coalition of Web-based health insurance brokers announced Monday they have formed the Association of Web-Based Health Insurance Brokers, a new group that will advocate for changes to enable the private sector to facilitate consumer enrollment in state and federal health insurance exchange marketplaces.
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Umbdenstock to retire from AHA next year
Executive search firm Korn Ferry will look for new CEO at American Hospital Association Umbdenstock
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - Associations in the news - Nov. 21, 2014
Business groups: Obama can't act alone on immigration reform Many associations want immigration reform, but don't approve of the way President Barack Obama is going about it. In a televised speech Thursday, Obama announced he would issue an executive order that would allow more than 4 million illegal immigrants stay in the U.S. temporarily. Republicans immediately pounced on the remarks, with House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) telling reporters the president has sabotaged immigration reform.
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