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Banker's bonuses: ex-Dresdner bankers secure bonus victory based on oral promise at staff meeting

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 10 2012

Financial institutions are well aware of the need for bonus schemes to be drafted very carefully to ensure discretions are not fettered unintentionally

Financial institution bonuses: EU rules impose tough new restrictions

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • August 9 2010

The European Parliament recently approved tough new rules on bonuses paid to staff within credit institutions and investment firms, which must be implemented at national level by 1 January 2011

EU agreement to tough restrictions on bonuses

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • July 2 2010

The European Parliament and Council have, this week, announced proposed amendments to the Capital Requirements Directive, aimed to tackle the "excessive and imprudent risk-taking in the banking sector"

The Financial Services Bill: remuneration aspects

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • November 24 2009

The Government has now published its much-touted Financial Services Bill which, according to the HM Treasury press notice, includes "tougher rules on pay and bonuses that will ensure remuneration policies do not contribute to excessive risk taking"

FSA publishes remuneration policy statement

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • August 19 2009

Following completion of its consultation on proposals to implement a code of practice on remuneration policies, the FSA has published the responses received and the decisions that it has taken on the application of the Code

Reforming remuneration practices in financial services: the FSA's consultation

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 30 2009

The FSA's consultation paper CP0910, entitled "Reforming remuneration practices in financial services", made its appearance in the wake of the publication of the Turner Review and associated discussion paper this month

Remuneration: draft FSA code of practice

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 6 2009

The FSA has published a draft code of practice on remuneration policies relevant to all FSA regulated firms