Bank CEOs party like it’s 2007
Wall Street bosses’ pay soared last year as deregulation and a surge in M&A boosted bank stocks
Wall Street bosses’ pay soared last year as deregulation and a surge in M&A boosted bank stocks

CEOs each earned more than $40mn as gap with median bank worker set to widen further

Barclays chief collected £15mn last year, with Lloyds and NatWest leaders pocketing £7.4mn and £6.6mn respectively

US lenders expected to cement global dominance by a significant easing of post-financial crisis rules

Lenders have prospered under Trump as they pay lower rates of interest to savers and write more loans

Moves to allow higher leverage and overhaul stress tests have driven increase in market capitalisation

JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup buoyed by return of dealmaking