EBA publishes report on benchmarking of remuneration practices in the EU
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a report providing a detailed analysis on remuneration practices across a sample of EU banks. The report, based on data collected on a consolidated basis from 2010 to 2012, sets benchmarks for different aspects of remuneration policies, and provides additional insight into the previously published data on “high earners” (staff earning EUR one million or more per year). Overall, the report shows an increasing trend in the remuneration paid to “risk takers”, as well as a material shift from variable to fixed remuneration.