相反很多银行家走上了类似苏格兰英国皇家银行负责人弗雷德·古德温的道路，在古德温任职期间该银行积累了241亿英镑（合342亿美元）的亏损，但古德温自己却拿着巨额养老金退休。
Many bankers instead followed a path similar to Fred Goodwin, the head of Britain’s Royal Bank of Scotland, who racked up £24.1 billion ($34.2 billion) in losses, then resigned with a huge pension.