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  • Banker bonus caps could be lifted
  • Billionaire founder gives away company
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Banker bonus caps could be lifted


What happened?
The new chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng is considering removing the limits on banker pay in a bid to boost the City of London’s competitiveness, according to reports in the Financial Times.

How did we get here?
In 2014 the EU introduced caps to banker bonuses across the region believing that inflated pay packets led to excessive risk taking that caused the global financial crisis in 2008.

Under the legislation bonuses can’t exceed twice a banker’s salary. So if a bank wants to pay someone £3m, it has to pay a salary of at least £1m.

But the British financial services sector has long opposed the rule, arguing that it undermines London’s position as a global banking centre. Now the UK has left the EU it’s able to revoke the conditions.

The idea has been raised before when Boris Johnson was prime minister but was canned as he feared the backlash of increasing banker pay during a cost of living crisis. 

But his successor Liz Truss has called the City of London ‘the jewel in the crown’ of the UK economy and is keen to boost the country’s appeal to international talent. Also earlier this month the chancellor laid out his "unashamedly pro-growth plan" for the economy at a gathering of senior bankers.

Zooming out: The Treasury says no decision has been taken. Removing a cap on the pay of high earners in the City when millions are struggling would undoubtedly provoke criticism. But the Conservative government has a history of deregulating the financial service industry and are widely expected to unveil a suite of reforms as soon as next week.
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Billionaire founder gives away company 


What happened?
In a rare move this week Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard announced he’s given away his outdoor suppliers company to a charitable trust so profits can be used to fight climate change.

How did we get here?
Chouinard, 83, founded the high-end activewear brand in 1973 and grew to a business with $1.5bn in annual sales and $100m in profit. The company is known for its strong sustainability conscious approach and has been a vocal supporter of climate activist for many years. 

The money Patagonia makes after reinvesting in the business will now be distributed to a trust to help fight the environmental crisis. The structure was designed to avoid selling the company or taking it public, which could have meant a change in its values. The brand's website now states: "Earth is now our only shareholder."

It’s an unprecedented move by a business leader, but then again, Chouinard’s never really been into that lifestyle. “I was in Forbes magazine listed as a billionaire, which really, really pissed me off,” he once told the New York Times.
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