US federal banking regulators issue final guidance on compensation
The U.S. Federal Reserve, along with other banking regulators, issued final guidance yesterday "to ensure that incentive compensation arrangements at financial organizations take into account risk and are consistent with safe and sound practices." The guidance adopts three main principles, being that: (i) incentive compensation arrangements at a banking organization should provide employees incentives that appropriately balance risk and financial results in a manner that does not encourage employees to expose their organizations to imprudent risk; (ii) these arrangements should be compatible with effective controls and risk-management; and (iii) these arrangements should be supported by strong corporate governance, including active and effective oversight by the organization's board of directors.
