thedeal.com - 8/17/2009
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So are guaranteed bonuses good or bad, and does Wall Street get to keep them?
bloomberg.com - 8/17/2009
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bloomberg.com —
Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- France wants the Group
of 20 to go further in clamping down on...
banker pay, including a ban on guaranteed bonuses, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said today. “It’s imperative that we go further,” Lagarde said today on ...
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France Seeking Ban on Guaranteed Bonuses for Bankers ...
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Elsewhere on Tuesday, - Explaining to the Queen why economics failed. - The EMH of dating . - Household debt to net worth ratio spiking . - Consumer protection ‘ safety-and-soundness ‘. - US population distribution by age, over time. - Guaranteed bonuses are good or bad? - Monthly TIC data observations . - Modelling Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - Part V. - Good news: bank robberies are down. - Running low on ammo. - Lending standards tighten , loan demand weakens. - Fair value accounting ...
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