Darling: 'Wrong to reward excessive risk-taking'
Updated on 08 February 2009
The chancellor announces an inquiry into bank practices as criticism mounts about bonuses paid by financial institutions bailed out by the taxpayer.
Alistair Darling's review will look at how banks are managed and the pay and bonuses of top executives.
There are reports that the Royal Bank of Scotland, which is 70 per cent owned by the government, is planning a £1bn bonus package, but Darling said it was wrong to reward "excessive risk-taking."
