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    Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, Royal Bank of Scotland, and Standard Chartered announced Wednesday they would implement changes to pay structure agreed at the G20 summit in Pittsburgh last week. "The UK's top five banks have committed to leading the way in implementing reforms to bank remuneration agreed by the G20 in Pittsburgh" Darling said in a joint statement with the banks. Full Article at Channel News Asia
    The UK's top five banks have committed to leading the way in implementing reforms to bank remuneration agreed by the G20 in Pittsburgh
    Alistair Darling – Alistair Darling SOURCE: Channel News Asia 2 months ago
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UK's finance minister urges EU on curbing bonuses
  1. I urge all EU colleagues to take similar measures as quickly as possible, and look forward to discussing national implementation plans
    SOURCE: Channel News Asia 2 months ago

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