What the? This is downright silly but I'm struggling to think of any lead bankster anywhere who has suffered because of the crisis they started. The initial big three (O'Neal, Prince and Mozilo) all were sacked but they also all walked away with a very healthy amount of money instead of an indictment. In this case, the chief executives across Britain are doing pretty well across the board despite quite the opposite for everyone else.
Bosses of Britain's biggest companies enjoyed huge increases in the value of their pension pots last year, despite the onset of recession and the downfall of major banks such as Northern Rock, Royal Bank of Scotland and HBOS.
The figures will fuel the controversy over the size of directors' pensions and raise concerns about the yawning gap between bosses and the shopfloor.
Sixteen company chiefs saw the value of their pensions jump by more than £1m in 2008. When they eventually retire, their final pension payouts could put even Sir Fred Goodwin in the shade.
