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Commerzbank appeal on bonus case refused

UK High Court judge calls German bank’s behaviour ‘highly reprehensible’ and upheld his earlier ruling that it must pay about €50m to 104 bankers

Bankers’ salaries up 37% in four years

A new study has revealed a sharp increase in fixed remuneration as banks seek to retain staff and bypass regulation such as the UK’s bonus tax

Shareholders back Goldman pay plans

Some 94 per cent of shareholders offered support for management’s pay plans, in contrast to the protests that have engulfed other banks such as Citigroup

Pay cap end angers Commerzbank investors

German bank’s supervisory board removes a €500,000 salary limit for top executives despite its failure to pay a dividend since the financial crisis

EU to push for binding investor pay votes

Barnier’s initiative would hand bank shareholders voting power to curb ‘morally indefensible’ pay and limit the gap between the lowest and highest paid

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Barnier needs to choose his battleground

The regulator must choose the right strategy and select his targets carefully if his campaign against banking industry excess is to succeed

Barnier outsources dirigisme on bank pay

The European Commission’s head of internal markets proposes a bonus cap and a ceiling for the highest pay awarded defined as a multiple of the lowest

The banking brontosaurus is nibbling at its own tail

The boards of banks have managed to turn executive pay into a wider social issue resonating well beyond the industry, writes Martin Taylor

Shareholders take a stand on pay

Investors will win from waging war on excessive bonuses. Shareholders have long taken a passive approach to their responsibilities as owners

Battle is joined on bonuses – at long last

Perhaps the most beneficial thing would be to spearhead a move back towards old-fashioned cash rewards, writes John Plender

Investors need to target bank bonus pools

The only place to claw back dividends is from investment banks where lower returns cannot justify bankers’ high pay, writes Patrick Jenkins

Diamond teaser keeps investors at bay

No one is sure if Barclays’ move is a concession or an empty gesture

Perils and pitfalls in bankers’ pay

Public confidence in the financial system will not be restored if banks pay their top executives sums that they find hard to justify to their owners

Year of restraint ends with big payouts

One of the most contentious bonus seasons ever culminated with three British banks handing out almost £100m to their top executives

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Shareholders lose patience on bankers’ pay

Barclays investors force bonus changes

Barclays chief to defer part of bonus

EU seeks new curbs to cap bank bonuses

ABI warns over Barclays’ pay deals

Morgan Stanley broadens clawback rules

StanChart increases top pay and bonuses

Deferred share bonuses hit divorce payments

Tax appeals likely after bonus rulings

Lloyds bars former directors’ £2m payout

UBS board receives SFr70.1m pay and bonuses

Barclays co-heads each get more than £9m

‘No one wants to take responsibility’

Barclays paid chief’s £5.75m tax bill

UK banks to issue new equity for bonuses

Lloyds finance director could earn £5.8m

Wall Street cash bonuses fell 14% last year

HSBC faces surging overseas pay costs