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Credit Suisse offers pay hikes to stem exits amid Archegos fallout

The Swiss bank has been offering senior investment bankers off-cycle salary increases, bonuses, and increases in share-based incentives

The bank has not rolled out universal compensation hikes, but is instead choosing a select group of rainmakers for new benefits
The bank has not rolled out universal compensation hikes, but is instead choosing a select group of rainmakers for new benefits Photo: Getty Images

Credit Suisse is hiking salaries and increasing bonuses for senior dealmakers in a bid to retain talent and stem departures as the bank battles the fallout from the Archegos and Greensill crises.

In recent weeks, the Swiss bank has been offering senior investment bankers off-cycle salary increases, bonuses, and increases in share-based incentives as part of a range of retention initiatives, according to people familiar with the matter.

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