People's United Bank
Topic Using information proxy statement People's United Bank, New England Evaluate monitoring potential firm's Board Directors Identify strengths weaknesses board structured, ethical concerns People's
The People's United Bank, New England:
Evaluating the monitoring potential of the firm's Board of Directors, strengths and weaknesses of how the board is structured, and ethical concerns
The People's United Bank of New England offers conventional consumer banking. It also offers brokerage, financial advisory services, investment management services and life insurance through People's Securities, Inc.; equipment financing through People's Capital and Leasing Corp. And People's United Equipment Finance Corp; and other insurance services through the People's United Insurance Agency (About, 2011, People's United). It is not unusual for a bank to offer a wide range of financial services today. In 1933, the Glass-Steagall Act forced a separation between the commercial banking and financial services industry, but the Act was repealed in 1999. Glass-Steagall was enacted in the wake of the Great Depression, which was partially caused by rampant speculation and the sale by self-interested banks of paper assets that were worthless to many ordinary consumers. Since the repeal, "consequently, the distinction between commercial banks and brokerage firms has blurred; many banks own brokerage firms and provide investment services" (Glass-Steagall, 2011, Investopedia).
The bank's parent company is a publically-traded firm: "In April 2007, People's United Financial, Inc., the bank's parent company, completed the conversion from a mutual holding company structure to a full publicly-owned stock company" (About, 2011, People's United). An overview of its corporate leadership reveals that the company is not segmented…
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