What banks have increased pay in London?

In London, I'm aware banks have started to increase Associate 1 base salaries. It would be great if anyone can provide insight into what banks are doing this, so far I have the below data points.

Banks increasing salary:

BAML: Analyst 1 (57.5k), Analyst 2 (£67.5k), Associate 1 (£110k)

Credit Suisse: Associate 1 (£110k)

RBC: Associate 1 (£105k)

Banks not increasing salary:

JP Morgan

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So these increases that happened around April aren't included in the 20/21 Arkesden report? Is their any report about these increases across firms?

 

Banks do occasionally hire ex Accounting and Audit in particular as analyst laterals / sometimes associates. Dartmouth and others advertise these roles when they open

 

RBC FIG take PwC audit/deals at an analyst level, Greenhill hire them for associate, UBS have a few big 4 lateral as associates - know of these so far for sure. imagine similarly many other banks do. i think being in FDD makes it much, much easier than from audit.

 

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