NOT FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS) George Osborne (C), Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, looks through his speech on Britain's Economic Future during his tube journey to give a speech at Thomson Reuters in Canary Wharf, October 26, 2009 in London, England. Mr Osborne called for a 2,000 GBP limit on the amount high-street banks should be able to pay in cash bonuses with larger bonuses being paid in company shares. The Tory proposals were dismissed by rival political parties as 'stop-gap solutions designed to stem public anger but which fail to get to the heart of the problem'. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

NOT FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS) George Osborne (C), Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, looks through his speech on Britain's Economic Future during his tube journey to give a speech at Thomson Reuters in Canary Wharf, October 26, 2009 in London, England. Mr Osborne called for a 2,000 GBP limit on the amount high-street banks should be able to pay in cash bonuses with larger bonuses being paid in company shares. The Tory proposals were dismissed by rival political parties as 'stop-gap solutions designed to stem public anger but which fail to get to the heart of the problem'.

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  1. British opposition Conservative finance spokesman George Osborne (C) looks at notes as he travels on the tube on his way to a Reuters Newsmaker event in London October 26, 2009. Osborne said that British retail banks should be stopped from paying big cash bonuses and use the money instead to support new lending.
  2. MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 07: In this handout image supplied by the Conservative Party, Leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron (centre R) goes through his speech on the eve of his speech to the Conservative Party Conference with his wife Samantha (centre L), Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague (L) and Shadow Chancellor George Osborne (R) in his hotel room on October 7, 2009 in Manchester, England. Conservatives are meeting in Manchester this week for their final party conference before next year's general election.
  3. MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 07: In this handout image supplied by the Conservative Party, Leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron goes through his speech on the eve of his speech to the Conservative Party Conference with his wife Samantha (L), Shadow Chancellor George Osborne and Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague (not pictured) in his hotel room on October 7, 2009 in Manchester, England. Conservatives are meeting in Manchester this week for their final party conference before next year's general election.
  4. MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 07: In this handout image supplied by the Conservative Party, Leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron goes through his speech on the eve of his speech to the Conservative Party Conference with his wife Samantha (L), Shadow Chancellor George Osborne (R) and Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague (not pictured) in his hotel room on October 7, 2009 in Manchester, England. Conservatives are meeting in Manchester this week for their final party conference before next year's general election.
  5. NOT FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS) Leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron goes through his speech on the eve of his speech to the Conservative Party Conference with his wife Samantha (L), Shadow Chancellor George Osborne and Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague in his hotel room on October 7, 2009 in Manchester, England. Conservatives are meeting in Manchester this week for their final party conference before next year's general election.
  6. NOT FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS) Leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron goes through his speech on the eve of his speech to the Conservative Party Conference with his wife Samantha, Shadow Chancellor George Osborne and Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague in his hotel room on October 7, 2009 in Manchester, England. Conservatives are meeting in Manchester this week for their final party conference before next year's general election.
  7. NOT FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS) Leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron goes through his speech on the eve of his speech to the Conservative Party Conference with his wife Samantha, Shadow Chancellor George Osborne and Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague in his hotel room on October 7, 2009 in Manchester, England. Conservatives are meeting in Manchester this week for their final party conference before next year's general election.
  8. MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 07: Shadow Chancellor George Osborne listens to speakers on the third day of the Conservative Party Conference on October 7, 2009 in Manchester, England. Britain's Conservatives are meeting in Manchester this week for their final party conference before next year's general election.
  9. Argentina's Central Bank President Martin Redrado speaks at the 4th Thomson Reuters Economic Forum in Buenos Aires November 11, 2009.
  10. Argentina's Central Bank President Martin Redrado speaks at the 4th Thomson Reuters Economic Forum in Buenos Aires November 11, 2009. The words (rear) read "Argentina Overcame The Crisis: The Role Of The Central Bank".
  11. Argentina's Central Bank President Martin Redrado speaks at the 4th Thomson Reuters Economic Forum in Buenos Aires November 11, 2009.
  12. A resident of south Florida holds a sign protesting healthcare reforms during a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama to Miami, Florida, October 26, 2009. The U.S. healthcare system is just as wasteful as Obama says it is, and proposed reforms could be paid for by fixing some of the most obvious inefficiencies, preventing mistakes and fighting fraud, according to a Thomson Reuters report released on Monday.
  13. A resident of south Florida holds a sign protesting healthcare reforms during a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama to Miami, Florida, October 26, 2009. The U.S. healthcare system is just as wasteful as Obama says it is, and proposed reforms could be paid for by fixing some of the most obvious inefficiencies, preventing mistakes and fighting fraud, according to a Thomson Reuters report released on Monday.
  14. NOT FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS) George Osborne (C), Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, looks through his speech on Britain's Economic Future during his tube journey to give a speech at Thomson Reuters in Canary Wharf, October 26, 2009 in London, England. Mr Osborne called for a 2,000 GBP limit on the amount high-street banks should be able to pay in cash bonuses with larger bonuses being paid in company shares. The Tory proposals were dismissed by rival political parties as 'stop-gap solutions designed to stem public anger but which fail to get to the heart of the problem'.
  15. Businessmen visit Thomson Reuters stand during the opening of InterArab Cambist Association Congress in Beirut October 23, 2009.
  16. Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling speaks at a Thomson Reuters newsmaker event in London October 21, 2009. Britain needs more banks, and the government will encourage new and different entrants as part of its pullback from supporting the industry, finance minister Darling said on Wednesday.

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