Big Bank CEO Pay Spiked An Average Of 12 Percent In 2011, Study Says

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The CEOs of 15 top U.S. and European banks got an average raise of 12 percent last year, pushing their average pay up to $12.8 million, according to research by Equilar, an executive compensation data firm. The Financial Times first asked Equilar for the information and published the results on Monday.

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