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Jamie Dimon’s pay gets approval after top proxy adviser’s U-turn

ISS changes course after bank points out errors in analysis

Dimon's $34.5m package has been hotly debated as UK leaders try and stop talent taking better-paid US roles
Dimon's $34.5m package has been hotly debated as UK leaders try and stop talent taking better-paid US roles Photo: Marco Bello/Getty Images

A key critic of JPMorgan chief executive Jamie Dimon's bumper pay has changed its mind and decided to back his remuneration package.

Having rebuked the bank over what it saw as an excessive payout last year, Institutional Shareholder Services reversed course on 9 May, suggesting investors support the bank's pay offer with a "cautionary vote".

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