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Metro Bank cancels bonuses for all executives after turbulent year and rescue Executive Pay Metro Bank has cancelled the bonuses of all its executive directors following a turbulent 2023.
No bonuses for top bosses at Travis Perkins after profits slump by £175m Bonuses Executive directors at Travis Perkins will not receive their bonuses after the company's profits were slashed during its latest financial year.
Marshall Wace partners share £538m payday as turnover at £50bn fund slumps December 11, 2023 According to accounts filed at Companies House, the UK partners of Marshall Wace, the $63bn (£50bn) hedge fund, shared profits of more than £538m last year.
Fund manager Sir Chris Hohn sees pay slump by half but still pockets £276m December 7, 2023 Billionaire British hedge fund manager Sir Chris Hohn paid himself more than £1m a day this year, despite profit at his fund, TCI, falling.
Cap, scrapped: Banker bonus limit to go in bid to boost City competitiveness October 24, 2023 Regulators have confirmed plans to scrap the cap on bankers' bonuses with the new policy going live at the end of this month.
South West Water facing Ofwat probe into leakage data accuracy May 23, 2023 The water watchdog is set to probe the accuracy of leakage data from one of England’s biggest providers. Ofwat will investigate South West Water (SWW) over the accuracy of its information on water consumption and leakages, in the wake of an apology from firms over sewage issues. Owned by the FTSE 100 listed Pennon Group, [...]
Silicon Valley Bank UK paid out £15m in bonuses to top execs just days after HSBC rescue deal March 18, 2023 Silicon Valley Bank’s UK arm handed out over 15 million pounds ($18 million) in bonuses days after its rescue deal this week by HSBC, Sky News reported on Saturday. Payouts to staff including senior executives were signed off by HSBC earlier in the week, the report said, adding that the bonuses would not have been paid this week if SVB UK had [...]
Bankers’ bonus cap was not working, UK banking regulator says March 7, 2023 The imposition of the bankers’ bonus cap has had “precisely the opposite effect” to what regulators intended, the head of the UK’s main banking regulator said today, as he sought to defend the government’s decision to scrap the cap. Sam Woods, head of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), said that while scrapping the bonus cap [...]
Cash-strapped Credit Suisse considers halving its bonus pool following £1.7bn loss January 11, 2023 Credit Suisse is considering cutting its bonus pool by 50 per cent as the embattled investment bank seeks to cut costs, Bloomberg has reported. The Swiss asset manager faced a challenging 2022 when its share price sunk 67 per cent. In the nine months to September 2022, Credit Suisse swung to a pretax loss of [...]