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The US bank, Bank of America, joins Wall Street competitors as they lift limits on bonuses for top UK staff. Say goodbye to the old cap! 👋
Article Updated by Toby Jones - 30 April 2025 at 06:40
The playground just got bigger for investment bankers in the UK, as the US bank - Bank of America - cranks up the bonus limit for key UK staff. Yep, you heard it right! This move puts them on par with their Wall Street rivals. 💼🚀
With the UK's bonus cap relegated to the past (2023), top UK employees in the banking world are diving into a new era of compensation structures. This stride was intended to boost competitiveness by enabling banks to dish out higher bonuses against fixed wages. 💸📈
The Big Picture: Bonus Policies revisited
In today's financial landscape, UK investment bankers are feeling the heat with rising bonus opportunities. European counterparts, outside Switzerland, are still snuggled under the tight bonus cap supervision by the European Banking Authority. 🇪🇺🇨🇭
Bank of America against the Folds
Working for Bank of America? You're in for a competitive compensation package. Average salaries and bonuses? Check! However, details about bonus structures for UK employees are yet to be clearly distinguished from global practices. 🌐🌍
Bonus structures for Wall Street rivals, like Standard Chartered, while offering high average salaries, don't seem to differentiate bonus schemes within the UK from their general bank practices. The scrapping of the UK bonus cap suggests that financial institutions, including Bank of America, are looking to up their bonus game. 😉🤑
Bonus Trends in the UK
UK bonus trends are on an upward spiral, particularly in sectors like hedge funds and private equity. Comparatively, bonuses in the UK financial services sector have skyrocketed compared to other regions. However, specific bonus figures for Bank of America's UK operations remain undisclosed. 🌟💰
The UK has seen a whopping 26% increase in average bonuses, surpassing boosts in North America and Europe. But when it comes to the Bank of America's UK department, the numbers remain confidential. 🤐
In a nutshell, the removal of the UK bonus cap has opened up a more competitive space for investment banks in the UK, enabling higher total compensation and more flexible bonus structures. Global banks like Bank of America are now ready to move in line with standard global banking practices, leaving the constraint of fixed bonus-to-base pay ratios behind. 🌐💼📈💸
- The US bank, Bank of America, has lifted limits on bonuses for top UK staff, putting them on par with their Wall Street rivals.
- With the UK's bonus cap relegated to the past, top UK employees in the banking world are diving into a new era of compensation structures, with banks being able to dish out higher bonuses against fixed wages.
- Working for Bank of America means a competitive compensation package, but the details about bonus structures for UK employees are yet to be clearly distinguished from global practices.
- The UK has seen a whopping 26% increase in average bonuses, surpassing boosts in North America and Europe, but the specific bonus figures for Bank of America's UK operations remain confidential.
