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There's nothing magical about Golden Sacks
There are bankers and then there are Goldman Sachs bankers. You might have thought they would all be pretty cowed by events of the last 12 months. If nothing else, the humiliation of accepting $10bn of public money and many times that in indirect subsidy might encourage the more succesful ones to keep a low profile for a while. But the masters of the universe at Goldman have chosen to blow a giant raspberry to the outside world: bonuses are not just back, they're on steroids.
There are bankers and then there are Goldman Sachs bankers. You might have thought they would all be pretty cowed by events of the last 12 months. If nothing else, the humiliation of accepting $10bn of public money and many times that in indirect subsidy might encourage the more succesful ones to keep a low profile for a while. But the masters of the universe at Goldman have chosen to blow a giant raspberry to the outside world: bonuses are not just back, they're on steroids.
The chancellor's City surrender
Alistair Darling's white paper and its tepid propsals fail to address the cost of not cutting the City down to size
Alistair Darling's white paper and its tepid propsals fail to address the cost of not cutting the City down to size
Cleaning up the City: a wishlist
Alistair Darling's white paper is unlikely to leave teeth marks on the City – but here are some measures that I think would help
Alistair Darling's white paper is unlikely to leave teeth marks on the City – but here are some measures that I think would help
The City's public squabbles mark the end of an era
Open disputes between the FSA and the Bank of England come at a time when blunt speaking is just what the economy needs
Open disputes between the FSA and the Bank of England come at a time when blunt speaking is just what the economy needs
Giving bankers the wrong incentive
The case for paying big bucks to the new boss of Royal Bank of Scotland was summed up neatly by a senior City figure I spoke to this morning:
The case for paying big bucks to the new boss of Royal Bank of Scotland was summed up neatly by a senior City figure I spoke to this morning:
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