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Blankfein is top dog

Lloyd Blankfein, the chief executive of Goldman Sachs, earned $US26 million last year, making him the best paid CEOs among North America's 20 largest financial companies. John Stumpf, the boss of Wells Fargo & Co, was second with $US19.3 million, according to Bloomberg Markets magazine.
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Lloyd Blankfein, the chief executive of Goldman Sachs, earned $US26 million last year, making him the best paid CEOs among North America's 20 largest financial companies. John Stumpf, the boss of Wells Fargo & Co, was second with $US19.3 million, according to Bloomberg Markets magazine.
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Frequently Asked Questions about this Article…

According to Bloomberg Markets magazine, Lloyd Blankfein, the chief executive of Goldman Sachs, was the highest-paid CEO among North America's 20 largest financial companies.

The article reports that Lloyd Blankfein earned US$26 million last year.

John Stumpf, the boss of Wells Fargo & Co, was reported as the second highest-paid CEO with US$19.3 million in compensation.

The CEO pay figures and ranking are reported by Bloomberg Markets magazine, as stated in the article.

The comparison covered North America's 20 largest financial companies, though the article itself only names Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo & Co.

The article refers to the amounts as earned "last year" but does not specify a calendar year.

The article doesn't give investment advice, but investors often view executive compensation as one factor when evaluating corporate governance and management incentives.

While the article simply reports the pay figures, investors commonly consider reported CEO compensation alongside other metrics—such as performance, governance disclosures and risk management—when researching companies like Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo.