Pay and Bonuses
Deutsche Bank top investment banker bonuses jump 50% as ranks of millionaires swells
The German lender paid more than 600 key employees average bonuses of €965,000 as investment bank revenue increased
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Latham & Watkins partner pay soars to $7.1m
US law firm’s revenue passes $7bn for the first time
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Santander cuts back senior investment banker bonuses by 8%
The Spanish lender has reduced average bonuses for so-called material risk takers within its investment bank to €841,893
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Paul Weiss partner pay hits $7.5m following London expansion drive
The US law firm grew profit and revenue in 2024
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Skadden eyes non-equity partner switch amid law firm talent battle
Elite US law firm mulls introduction of salaried partners
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Latham & Watkins and the race for $20m partner pay
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Latham & Watkins’ $20m pay ratchets up pressure: ‘Don’t call him, call me’
The once-egalitarian Latham & Watkins has changed its points system to reward star performers — and partners are fighting each other to prove they’re worth the $20m+ pay packets on offer.
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NatWest hikes top banker bonuses 27% as markets business swings to profit
Revenue at NatWest Markets rises 16% to £1.2bn
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Barclays hikes bonuses for top staff in investment bank by 21%
The UK lender has increased variable compensation for key staff known as material risk takers
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Ken Moelis handed $25m retention bonus as banks try to lock in key executives
Investment banks are increasingly handing long-term incentives to convince key staff to stick around
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White & Case partner pay jumps 27% to $4m
London revenue rose 25% to $554m in 2024
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‘There are a lot of unhappy faces’: Banks’ bumper bonus round divides staff
Bankers are feeling short-changed despite a year of stellar profits
Lawyer pay explosion ‘not sustainable,’ says Simmons & Simmons boss
‘There’s always a reckoning,’ says Simmons & Simmons managing partner Jeremy Hoyland
Morgan Stanley hikes European dealmaker bonuses by 20%
The Wall Street bank has increased the overall pool, but skewed rises towards senior employees
Latham & Watkins partners set for 17% pay boost after strong year
Partners at the world’s second-largest law firm set for double-digit pay hikes
Bullish bankers expect 42% bonus boost
A survey of 1,700 bankers at leading firms predicts a bumper bonus round in 2024
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Pay for BlueCrest Capital UK’s highest-paid member plunges to £4.4m
The firm’s revenue dropped from £187.3m to £52.6m
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Simon Robey paid £40m after lucrative year for Robey Warshaw
Ex-chancellor George Osborne took a share of £70m in profit
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Bank of England unveils plans to reduce senior banker bonus deferrals
The regulator is proposing to reduce deferrals from eight to five years
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Debt bankers’ 35% jump leads resurgence in dealmaker bonuses
Investment bankers are predicted to get a significant uptick in bonuses for 2024
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