Post by peterv on Sept 22, 2013 11:26:02 GMT
Five years after the crash, City pay is still soaring.
In this four-part radio series, David Grossman investigates how we as savers, investors and consumers pay the salaries and bonuses of bankers and investment managers and asks whether they're worth it.
Episode 1 - taking a cut from our investments
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b037r5dh
Episode 2 - taking a cut from our pensions
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0381hnw
Episode 3 - Derivatives began as a way of protecting businesses against unexpected developments like a bad harvest - they have become 'financial weapons of mass destruction'.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b038bbv9
Episode 4 - quantitative easing and commodity speculation
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b038x1ll
In this four-part radio series, David Grossman investigates how we as savers, investors and consumers pay the salaries and bonuses of bankers and investment managers and asks whether they're worth it.
Episode 1 - taking a cut from our investments
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b037r5dh
Episode 2 - taking a cut from our pensions
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0381hnw
Episode 3 - Derivatives began as a way of protecting businesses against unexpected developments like a bad harvest - they have become 'financial weapons of mass destruction'.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b038bbv9
Episode 4 - quantitative easing and commodity speculation
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b038x1ll