Pay and Bonuses

Credit Suisse bonus ruling could see 1,000 bankers handed payouts

A Swiss court has ruled the government’s move to permanently curtail Credit Suisse banker bonuses was unlawful

    Barclays hikes CEO’s maximum pay to £14.3m

    Shareholders wave through overhaul to CS Venkatakrishnan’s pay

    2 min read

    Dubai’s finance sector has boomed. Now it needs regulators

    In high demand, compliance staff are tripling their salaries as the UAE rolls out the red carpet

    6 min read

    M&A banker bonuses to be squeezed 25% as deal slump continues

    Bankers set for another year of compressed bonuses amid ongoing transaction drought

    2 min read

    Centerview Partners hikes UK staff pay to record £413k per head

    The boutique paid its UK staff more than at any point since it set up in the country in 2009

    2 min read

    Kirkland & Ellis partner pay hits $9.2m

    The law firm’s average equity partner profit passed $9m for the first time

    1 min read

    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.

    12 min read

    US law firm Milbank ups pay for new lawyers to $225,000

    Newly qualified lawyers in London will start on $225,000 following the pay hike

    2 min read

    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

    Lawyer pay explosion ‘not sustainable,’ says Simmons & Simmons boss

    ‘There’s always a reckoning,’ says Simmons & Simmons managing partner Jeremy Hoyland

    ‘There are a lot of unhappy faces’: Banks’ bumper bonus round divides staff

    Bankers are feeling short-changed despite a year of stellar profits

    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

    3 min read

    Bullish bankers expect 42% bonus boost

    A survey of 1,700 bankers at leading firms predicts a bumper bonus round in 2024

    2 min read