bankers’ bonuses
Bankers’ bonuses under fire as Barclays chief faces Parliament
Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond was today questioned by the Treasury select committee regarding the behaviour of the bank, reports Claire French.
Government’s failure doesn’t mean we can’t get our money’s worth from banks
The government's failure to take action over bankers' bonuses does not mean that we can't get our money's worth from the banks, argues Ben Fox.
Will the government drop bankers’ pay legislation?
The Labour government in response to the public outrage on bankers' pay promised to increase transparency by introducing legislation that would force banks to reveal the pay of their top earners. It wouldn’t name and shame but it would, for example, show how many people were earning more than £1 million or more than £10 million in any one bank.