After record numbers of people aged 50 and over in the UK left the workforce as a result of the pandemic, the trend has begun to reverse as the cost of living crisis has forced some to reconsider early retirement.This week, a report by the Lords economic affairs committee said earlier retirement among 50- to 64-year-olds was the biggest contributor to a rise in economic inactivity of 565,000 UK citizens since the start of the pandemic. Peers said this trend was putting the economy at risk of weaker growth and...
According to the ever omniscient “people familiar with the matter”, talking to Bloomberg, Deutsche Bank is planning a below-inflation 4% salary increase for staff not covered by a union agreement (the majority of the investment banking front office), a cut in the IBD bonus pool but an increase in variable compensation for the FICC Sales and Trading staff. If this turns out to be true (and apparently the final decision hasn’t been taken) it will be an interesting development when compared to the Street – most other banks seem to...