The overall remuneration policy, including salaries and discretionary pension benefits as defined in Article 4(1)(73) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, of credit institutions and finance companies shall apply to those categories of staff whose professional activities have a significant impact on the risk profile of the undertaking or group.
This policy shall be consistent with the economic strategy, objectives, values and long-term interests of the credit institution or finance company. It shall include measures to avoid conflicts of interest. It is designed to promote sound and effective risk management.
It shall not encourage risk-taking in excess of the level of risk defined by the credit institution or finance company.
Remuneration policy and practice are based on the principle of equal pay for male and female employees for the same work or work of equal value.
The categories of staff whose professional activities have a significant impact on the institution’s risk profile, referred to in the first paragraph, include at least:
1° All members of the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board or any other body exercising equivalent functions, as well as the persons mentioned in Article L. 511-13;
2° Members of staff who are responsible for managing the control functions of the institution or major business units and who report directly to the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board or any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions or to any person mentioned in 1° ;
3° Members of staff who were entitled to significant remuneration during the previous financial year, if both of the following conditions are met:
a) This remuneration is greater than or equal to five hundred thousand euros and is greater than or equal to the average remuneration granted to members of the board of directors, the supervisory board or any other body exercising equivalent functions as well as to the persons mentioned in article L. 511-13 of the credit institution or finance company mentioned in 1° ;
b) They carry out their professional activities in a major operational unit and these activities are likely to have a significant impact on the risk profile of the operational unit in question.