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UK bankers to wait seven years for bonuses

Tough new rules tighten controls on pay after financial crisis and foreign exchange scandals

UK bankers to wait seven years for bonuses

Senior UK bankers will have to wait seven years to collect their annual bonus payments under tough new rules released Tuesday.

Three years must pass from the time of an award to receive any pay out, and top bank executives will have a 10-year wait to be sure the bonus won't be clawed back. Risk managers will wait five years to receive any performance awards in full, while traders and other "risk takers" will have at least a three-year wait.

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