PRA and FCA proposals to simplify bankers’ remuneration rules would relax certain key restrictions on bankers’ variable pay, giving banks more flexibility in remuneration design and improving their recruitment potential....more
The PRA and FCA have proposed new rules to integrate the UK’s remuneration regime and accountability regime under the SMCR more closely, including a requirement for firms to consider adjusting MRTs’ variable pay (using malus...more
PRA and FCA proposals to revamp bankers’ remuneration rules would reduce the number of in-scope material risk takers (MRTs), while enabling more MRTs to benefit from proportionality exclusions. Banks would have greater...more
The PRA and FCA are consulting on new proposals to simplify the UK remuneration regime and make it more proportionate for banks. Changes would reduce the number of material risk takers (MRTs) subject to the rules, simplify...more
12/5/2024
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UK Regulatory Reforms
2024 promises to be another busy year in the regulatory remuneration space. Banks will already be thinking about changes to their arrangements now the bonus cap has been lifted. Here’s a round-up of what else is new – some of...more
Fundraising challenges, higher financing costs, market volatility and an ever-tighter regulatory environment are upping the pressure for M&A among asset managers. Those drivers, however, apply differently depending on which...more
12/15/2023
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Global Dealmaking ,
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Mergers ,
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PRA and FCA plans to remove the bankers’ bonus cap requirements have been accelerated, giving banks flexibility to depart from a strict regulatory cap with immediate effect....more
The PRA and the FCA have published a joint policy statement in response to their consultation proposals on removing the bonus cap requirements to strengthen the effectiveness of the banking remuneration regime. In this...more
As I have been predicting, there are rumblings of a loosening of EU-derived banking sector pay rules in the UK, and of an about-turn on bankers’ bonuses. According to numerous press reports, the Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, is...more
For material risk takers (MRTs) and firms who may have grappled with remuneration restrictions when seeking public appointments, there is relief in sight. In a pragmatic move, the PRA is consulting on proposals to relax the...more