The average compensation for investment bank chief executives fell by 43% to $27m (â¬17.3m) last year, mirroring a 13% average drop in their share prices as exposure to the sub-prime mortgage market took its toll, according to research from Citigroup.
Goldman chief executive Lloyd Blankfein topped the list with $70.3m in tandem with the strongest share performance of the group, up 17%.
