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US pay tsar gets tough over AIG packages

By Francesco Guerrera in New York and Tom Braithwaite in Washington

Published: October 11 2009 22:09 | Last updated: October 11 2009 22:09

The Obama administration’s pay tsar has indicated he will take a tough stance on executive pay at AIG, the state-controlled insurance group that sparked outrage over its bonus payments earlier this year.

Kenneth Feinberg, the “special master” for pay at companies that have received government support, has raised concerns inside and outside AIG by putting pressure on the company to alter some pay plans.

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