(7)The total remuneration of staff members typically depends on the contribution that staff make to the successful achievement of the institution’s business objectives. That remuneration thus depends on the responsibilities, duties, abilities and skills of staff members, and on the performance of staff members and the institution. Where a member of staff is awarded a total remuneration that exceeds a certain threshold, it is reasonable to presume that such remuneration is linked to the staff member’s contribution to the institution’s business objectives and, therefore, to the impact of the staff member’s professional activities on the risk profile of the institution. It is therefore appropriate to use quantitative criteria related to the total remuneration of a staff member, both in absolute terms and relative to other members of staff within the same institution, to determine whether the professional activities of such staff member could have a material impact on the institution’s risk profile.