Pay and perks slashed for investment bankers amid China's 'common prosperity' drive

Pay and perks slashed for investment bankers amid China's 'common prosperity' drive

A Chinese national flag flutters near the building of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) at the Financial Street area in Beijing, China July 16, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/Files

China’s well-heeled financial dealmakers are getting a crash course in austerity with pay cuts and perks reined in, as their state-owned employers respond to Beijing’s “common prosperity” drive, eight people with knowledge of the matter said.

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