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
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The issue of bankers bonuses continues to be a political hot potato as bank chiefs defy political and public pressure to curb pay-outs as public sector cuts begin to bite
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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 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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