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http://www.theage.com.au/world/most-aig-bosses-to-pay-back-bonuses-20090324-98vq.html Most AIG bosses to pay back bonuses a.. Washington b.. March 25, 2009 BOSSES at embattled insurance giant AIG have agreed to pay back $US50 million ($A71 million) in bonuses, amid an outcry over the use of taxpayer money for executive perks, New York Attorney-General Andrew Cuomo says. "So far, nine of the top 10 bonus recipients have agreed to give the bonuses back. Of the top 20, 15 have agreed to return the bonuses," Mr Cuomo said. AIG has been lambasted after it emerged the firm had used $US165 million of government bail-out funds to pay for staff bonuses, despite massive losses at the firm. In the final quarter of 2008, AIG posted a $US61.7 billion loss, the largest quarterly loss ever recorded in the United States. The US Government has so far pumped about $US170 billion into the insurance giant to keep it afloat, fearing its collapse could deepen a market-wide liquidity crisis. On Monday, 18 of the 25 most senior financial products executives had agreed to return their retention payments, amounting to more than $50 million thus far. Company officials expect more employees to follow suit. "They are doing the right thing," Mr Cuomo said on a conference call with reporters, adding that he now saw no need to reveal the names. In addition, AIG issued a news release that said, "We are deeply gratified that a vast majority of FP's senior leadership have expressed a willingness to forsake their recent retention payments." News that AIG staff had received retention bonuses derived from taxpayers' cash prompted US lawmakers to propose a 90 per cent tax on the premiums. Jarred by a cool reception from the White House and fears of unintended consequences across the financial world, Senate leaders are likely to delay until late next month legislation to punitively tax bonuses at banks and investment firms that receive federal aid. Senate Democrat Majority Leader Harry Reid announced last week that the Senate would move ahead with the legislation as soon as possible, and he attempted to bring the bill to the floor on Thursday night. But he revised that timetable on Monday, saying the chamber would spend this week debating a national service bill before turning to a long-scheduled showdown over the fiscal 2010 budget. With two weeks to go until Congress' spring recess, action on the tax measure would be unlikely before late April. Mr Reid's shift came as senators in both parties voiced increasing scepticism about the tax approach taken by the House, echoing President Obama's admonition on CBS News' 60 Minutes against using the tax code "to punish people". WASHINGTON POST, AFP [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
