No gold bars but higher salaries for London bankers with bonus cap

LONDON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - In the 1990s, London-based investment banks rewarded top employees with gold bars, fine wine and oriental carpets to dent the impact of higher payroll taxes.

from Reuters: Financial Services and Real Estate http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/financialServicesRealEstateNews/~3/HgPWiuJm7c8/story01.htm