Curbing fat-cat bonuses still high on the political agenda

European and US politicians remain focused on devising strategies to curtail excessive bonus awards at financial institutions

Compensation issues are still dominating the headlines, with politicians determined to curb excessive banker bonuses. The latest idea to come out of the UK - to tax all transactions in a bid to cut profits at financial firms, which in turn will cut bonuses - is the most preposterous yet. Politicians are pandering to the masses on fat-cat pay, which if followed through will be to the detriment of their financial markets. Only a few years ago London was being lauded as the world's foremost

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