American bankers received record bonuses

Despite the difficult economic situation and the global financial crisis, U.S. banks are in no hurry to limit bonus payments to its senior management. For example, Morgan Stanley, from 23 billion dollars of income earned in 2009, 14.4 billion (62.6%), sent to pay their employees. This is a record share of the history of the bank earned in the year 1.35 billion dollars in profits. Insurance company AIG also "pleased" - the upcoming payment of $ 100 million bonuses 200 employees unit, which almost made her bankrupt. Note that AIG, which received 182 billion dollars from the state, has long been blacklisted regulators. The U.S. government in the autumn of 2008 had to nationalize the company, acquired 80% of its shares. Bank of America has paid compensation to the pre-crisis level of 2006. It paid off in 2009, investment bankers and brokers of $ 4 billion, or 19% of revenue. The average amount of compensation ranged from 300 to 500 thousand dollars.