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Mutual fund votes helped to boost pay

By Francesco Guerrera and Deborah Brewster in New York

Published: April 5 2009 23:30 | Last updated: April 5 2009 23:30

Mutual funds have contributed to corporate America’s excessive pay by voting in favour of companies’ compensation plans, research by corporate governance experts will reveal on Monday.

AllianceBernstein, Barclays Global Investors, Ameriprise and Bank of America’s Columbia Management were the most consistent backers of management proposals to increase executive pay, according to the study.

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