How did the banking giant come up with his super-sized compensation?

Why was Bank of America’s chief operating officer, Thomas Montag, paid so much more than most of the giant’s other executives in 2015?

The Securities and Exchange Commission raised the question in a June correspondence with CEO Brian Moynihan after reviewing the bank’s annual proxy filing. The emails rebuked the Bank of America for not adequately explaining how it determined executive compensation, and also singled out COO Montag, who was paid $15.5 million—the highest among the executives excluding Moynihan, who received $16 million.

The other five executives each earned an average of $9.8 million in stock and cash. Read More