Dutch banks agree bonus code

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Series Details 10.9.09
Publication Date 10/09/2009
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Dutch banks are poised to become the first in the world to agree to limit bonuses paid to their most senior executives as part of an industry-backed banking code published on the 9 September 2009.

The code, drawn up by the Dutch bankers’ association and the finance ministry, will limit variable pay for executive board members to the same level as their annual salary, once it comes into effect in January 2010

However, it places no explicit limits on pay or bonuses for traders and investment bankers who do not sit on the board, instead calling for a 'meticulous, restrained and long-term remuneration policy' alongside measures to improve risk management and ensure senior bankers receive 'lifelong training'.

Related Links
ESO: Background information: Dutch banking stalwart urges bonuses reform http://www.europeansources.info/record/dutch-banking-stalwart-urges-bonuses-reform/
ESO: Background information: EU leaders unite against bank bonuses http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-leaders-unite-against-bank-bonuses/
Website: Dutch Banks Association (NVB) http://www.nvb.nl/index.php?p=16998
BBC News, 9.9.09: Dutch adopt new bank bonus rules http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8246651.stm
NRC Handelsblad, 9.9.09: Bankers cap their own bonuses in the Netherlands http://www.nrc.nl/international/article2354669.ece/Bankers_cap_their_own_bonuses_in_the_Netherlands
NVB: Provisional text of the Banking Code, September 2009 http://www.nvb.nl/scrivo/asset.php?id=291473

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