Banks must reform bonuses: the first step is transparency

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Banks must reform bonuses: the first step is transparency

Investment bankers may believe the present system of large annual bonuses is fully justified by the profits they bring in. But they can no longer expect the rest of the world to believe them. It is time for banks to stand up and make an honest case for pay policies that they can defend as rational.

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