FCA chief Wheatley paid £610k in 2013-2014

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Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) chief executive Martin Wheatley was paid a total of £610,000 in the year to 31 March, with a basic salary of £460,000, figures published today show.

Wheatley's total remuneration, which includes salary, benefits and pension, was lower than the £667,000 he received in the previous year. The other FCA executive directors - Clive Adamson, Tracey McDermott and Lesley Titcomb - were paid £364,000, £329,000 and £315,000 respectively. As well as a £460,000 basic salary, up on the £430,000 he picked up in 2012-2013, Wheatley's total remuneration comprised £109,000 in benefits - including access to a car and driver - and £41,000 towards his 'pension'. Wheatley is not a member of the FCA's pension plan, and received this amount as a non-pen...

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