Simmons & Simmons and RPC among firms offering more pay for more billable hours
Billionaire financier’s bid to emulate the Oracle of Omaha comes with some quirks
Remuneration is benchmarked against US rivals and set to rise to ￡7.8mn
Recommendation comes as another difficult vote on CEO’s remuneration package looms
Fintech started to pay out awards in cash after staff asked for ‘greater liquidity’
Proxy adviser ISS questions relevance of pay packages that were set before insurer agreed sale to rival
FTSE 100 companies race to catch American rivals’ bigger remuneration plans
Investment bank awarded $80mn retention bonuses to David Solomon and John Waldron in January
Some insiders unloaded stock before Trump’s ‘liberation day’ announcement but many more were restricted from doing so
European Banking Authority says variable pay for some staff has risen to more than €1mn
Darren Woods’ package tops sector rivals as gulf between transatlantic competitors widens
Deloitte report finds more businesses seeking shareholder approval for new policies to compete with US
HSBC’s sacking of bankers without a payout is part of a wider reset of incentives
Proxy adviser calls for shareholders to reject chief executive David Solomon and president John Waldron’s $80mn awards
Groups from UBS and HSBC to BP and Starbucks have changed targets in executives’ pay plans
Payouts for 250 senior staff reduced as lender strains to boost returns and improve compliance function
Plus, Alibaba’s renaissance and the faulty conventional wisdom on US listings
Pay award comes as remuneration in financial services sector draws greater scrutiny
Chief joins highest-paid executives in US after revival in company’s fortunes
Quartet collectively received $126.5mn for their work in 2024 as overall employee remuneration rose more modestly
One individual was paid about €18mn in 2024
UK’s biggest defence contractor becomes latest FTSE 100 company to propose bigger rewards for top executives
Private equity group increased dividend payouts 18% in 2024, benefiting several top company executives
UK drugmaker says Emma Walmsley is underpaid compared with global competitors as it abandons diversity targets
FTSE 100 companies seek to capitalise on investors’ ‘change in tone’ towards bigger payouts
