As on Wall Street, the financial professionals in France have, for nearly half (46%), received bonuses for 2009 exceed those seen in 2008, according to the latest survey of eFinancialCareers. Com, the site specialized jobs in this sector in France. The bonus increases were more numerous in Germany (54%) and the United Kingdom (57%).
Meanwhile, the survey reveals that 60% of respondents said they received a salary increase in 2009, which averaged 12%. The British specialists in finance has been increased by 26% and their German counterparts, 32%!
An interesting point raised in the study is the perception of the implementation of the tax bonus. For the 40% bonus which has decreased or remained stable, the first reason mentioned is linked to the disappointing results of their business."Very few professionals blame the introduction of the tax bonus," says eFinancialCareers.fr.
However, on the whole sample, the pretext of tax to pay bonuses lower than expected is decried by 25% of respondents.
Attention to the talent drain
If the tax on bonus became recurrent, then the professional French finance would not hesitate to emigrate. For 58% of them, such a choice no doubt.As for the destination, London is clear favorite, with 37% of original intentions, to Geneva (23%) and New York (21%).
For John Benson, president and founder of eFinancialCareers payday advances . en "London has always attracted financial professionals French, because bonuses are higher across the Channel.
But with the new tax scheme introduced in the United Kingdom, the question is whether the City will remain the darling of Frenchies.With the upcoming tax increase on high incomes in London (scheduled April 6), the city could become the most expensive in the world in terms of taxation, according to a KPMG study.
One thing is certain, for the CEO's website, "London and Paris will both face a challenge: keep their bankers to avoid a brain drain to scale".
The details of the investigation
The investigation in France was conducted among 387 people between January 28 and March 9, 2010. In the UK, questions were administered online with 694 financial professionals between January 18 and February 5, 2010.The German survey was also conducted online with 190 people, between 1 and February 17, 2010.
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