Merrill Lynch took the unusual step of accelerating bonus payments by a month last year, doling out billions of dollars to employees just three days before the closing of its sale to Bank of America. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/378a38d4-e814-11dd-b2a5-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1
Er, you got that quote right? Should the word 'unusual' have been there? Got to love the bankers, continuing to piss over everyone even when they're bust