UK Weighs Super-Tough Bank Bonus Laws

British bankers will soon face the toughest bonus rules in the world, according to the author of a report the government is pushing to implement. Bonus payments will be delayed for up to 5 years under the planned legislation, and banks will have the power to "claw back" bonuses in the event of misconduct, Bloomberg reports.

The report—commissioned by the government amid widespread anger at huge salaries paid to execs at bailed-out banks—also calls for banks to reveal the number of employees with salaries over £1 million ($1.65 million). The report's author estimates such disclosure will reveal hundreds, possibly thousands, of bankers with seven-figure incomes, reports the Guardian.
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