British Bank Bosses Rush to Pledge Pay to Coronavirus Charities

  • Winters, Rose, Horta-Osorio, Quinn, Staley forgo some money
  • BOE demanded restraint on bonuses and dividends a week before
A pedestrian walks along an alleyway at dusk in the City of London on April 6.Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
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Britain’s top bank bosses rushed to pledge big chunks of their pay to coronavirus charities, stung by criticism that they hadn’t made the same sacrifices as investors or front-line staff.