European managers AIG declined to give bonuses paid to them.

KommentariiTsirk and tolko18.03.2009Pravitelstvo the U.S. is struggling with the leadership of AIG all available sposobamiMnogie European American managers of the insurance company AIG do not intend to return the multimillion bonuses at the request of the U.S. government. That was reported by Reuters, referring to e-mails staff AIG.
In particular, head of financial products Pashukko Gerald (Gerald Pasciucco) stated that the requirements of the U.S. government like extortion, but noted that the question of the return of each fund must decide its own. According to sources Reuters, many managers in London, believes the U.S. authorities act offensive.
At the same time, the core of AIG are confident that the return of bonuses there is nothing illegal. In addition, many managers of AIG has already agreed to return the remuneration given to them.
Previously, it was reported that AIG had paid its employees bonuses for 165 million dollars, despite the fact that received damage as a result of 2008 is almost one hundred billion dollars. The payment of bonuses has caused frustration on the part of the U.S. government, which in autumn 2008, in fact, nationalized AIG and provide multi assistance. Thus, the bonuses were paid from the budget.
According to the American press, the 80 million dollars were received by American top managers, while another 85 million - managers of foreign missions AIG. In doing so, managers in the U.S. have already agreed to return $ 50 million.
Before the crisis, AIG was considered to be the largest insurance company in the U.S. and the world. But then its shares have fallen by tens of times, and AIG was virtually bankrupt.
Because of the "affairs of AIG" U.S. Senate hastily drafted legislation, under which bonuses to top managers of government companies would be rescued enjoy 90 percent tax. March 20, the bill approved by the Chamber of Representatives of the U.S. Congress.