Executive pay and bonuses

Goldman Sachs boss takes near 30% pay cut as turbulence hits bank
David Solomon’s pay was $25m for 2022, down from $35m in 2021, as investment bank’s profits fall 50% and 3,200 staff laid off
Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent
27, Jan, 2023 @6:35 PM

Bankers’ pay rises three times as fast as nurses’ since 2008 crash, TUC finds
Government lifted cap on bankers’ bonuses in September, allowing them to ‘help themselves’ to unlimited payouts, TUC said
Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent
27, Jan, 2023 @6:00 AM

Brexit exodus helps drive record number in EU banks paid €1m-plus
Data shows UK banks losing well-paid staff, as Italy, France and Spain make up 70% of rise in EU top earners
Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent
19, Jan, 2023 @12:41 PM

Apple’s Tim Cook to take 50% pay hit after shareholder feedback
‘Compensation’ for CEO down from $99.4m in 2022 to an expected $49m for current year
Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent
13, Jan, 2023 @10:49 AM

TSB and Santander staff bonuses could be hit after City fines
Exclusive: Pay committees will factor in regulator’s fines over IT meltdown and money-laundering controls
Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent
06, Jan, 2023 @2:47 PM

Bet365 boss Denise Coates was paid more than £260m in year to March
Pay package is drop of about £35m on previous year but she still ranks as one of world’s best-paid executives
Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent Jasper Jolly
06, Jan, 2023 @1:56 PM

FTSE 100 bosses paid more in three days than average UK worker for whole year
CEOs pass milestone nine hours earlier than last year, with pay up 39% on January 2022
Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent
05, Jan, 2023 @6:01 AM

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18, Dec, 2022 @6:21 PM

George Osborne to earn share of £26.5m payout in first year at City advisory firm
Robey Warshaw did not specify how much the former chancellor would collect
Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent
16, Dec, 2022 @2:36 PM

Goldman Sachs bankers brace for hefty cut to bonuses
Bonus pool could be slashed by up to 40%, in possibly the lender’s largest cut to payouts since the financial crisis
Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent
14, Dec, 2022 @7:29 PM

The Bank’s newfound appetite to tackle risk is welcome, if a little late | Nils Pratley
The financial policy committee has decided to take on ‘shadow banking’ which has been thriving since 2008
Nils Pratley
13, Dec, 2022 @7:20 PM

EasyJet chief paid almost £3m despite airline’s £208m loss
Johan Lundgren gets rise of about 273% from 2021, when he received no bonus because of Covid pandemic
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent
12, Dec, 2022 @1:43 PM
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