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UK ends cap on bankers’ bonuses

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It’s official. The UK’s cap on bankers’ bonuses has been lifted. There are some opportunities for firms here, but it shouldn’t mean a return of excessive risk taking....more

A&O Shearman

UK Regulators Confirm Bonus Cap Being Scrapped

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The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority have published a joint policy statement confirming the "bonus cap" will be removed. Banks are subject to compensation requirements for staff who have a...more

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Bankers bonus cap lifted - what does it mean for the banks

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PRA and FCA plans to remove the bankers’ bonus cap requirements have been accelerated, giving banks flexibility to depart from a strict regulatory cap with immediate effect....more

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The U.K. Abolishes the Bonus Cap for Banks

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The PRA and FCA have announced that the U.K. will be removing the bonus cap for individuals working in U.K. banks. The U.K.’s remuneration rules for the banking and financial services sector were introduced in the wake of...more

A&O Shearman

A new dawn for banker bonuses?

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As highlighted in our recent article, the Chancellor has proposed an end to the bankers ‘bonus cap’ introduced in 2014. Set out here are some early thoughts on the challenges banks might face if this were to happen and the...more

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Big Bang 2.0 sees bankers’ bonuses under review

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As I have been predicting, there are rumblings of a loosening of EU-derived banking sector pay rules in the UK, and of an about-turn on bankers’ bonuses. According to numerous press reports, the Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, is...more

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Is this the end of the cap on banker bonuses?

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The financial crisis of 2008 saw a backlash against the Banks. This emanated largely from the EU and was implemented by the UK Government....more

Baker Donelson

Financial Services Industry: Be Aware of Proposed White Collar Overtime Regulations

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The financial services area received a defeat earlier this year when the United States Supreme Court in March upheld the Department of Labor's (DOL) Administrative Interpretation concluding that mortgage loan officers do not...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"EU Debate on Enforcement of the 'Banker Bonus Cap' Approaches End Game"

Michel Barnier, vice president of the European Commission, recently wrote to the chairman of the European Banking Authority (the EBA), asking the EBA to report by the end of this month on whether allowances paid by EU banks...more

Morgan Lewis

Cap on Bankers’ Bonuses: More Guidance Issued

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European Banking Authority publishes regulatory technical standards for the identification of “material risk takers”, reducing the potential impact of the new rules on bonus caps....more

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Germany: Bonus Cap for Bank Staff Introduced

In Germany, remuneration of managers in general has increasingly come into public and political focus. Over the last years, the German legislator enacted several law reforms concerning managers’ pay. Very recently, the...more

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