瑞士信貸(Credit Suisse)要求投行員工削減彩色影印、員工聚會和款待客戶等項開支，力圖降低該銀行的成本基礎。
Credit Suisse has ordered investment bankers to cut back on colour photocopying, staff parties and client entertainment in an attempt to reduce the Swiss bank’s cost base.
該銀行投行業務負責人杜德恆(Brady Dougan)在一份內部備忘錄上提出了上述開支削減方案，這些方案之所以不一般，是因爲該行業正處於2000年以來最大的繁榮期間。銀行通常會在低迷時期強制施行節約舉措，在互聯網泡沫破滅後，高盛(Goldman Sachs)終止了免費水果的供應。
The cutbacks – set out in an internal memorandum from Brady Dougan, head of investment banking – are unusual because they come during the biggest boom in the sector since 2000. Typically banks impose savings during downturns, with Goldman Sachs ending free fruit after the dotcom bubble burst.
杜德恆表示：“管理我們的開支，在我們的`戰略和工作中都是一個關鍵組成部分。你可以對所有支出提出質疑，以確保它們是必要的，以此盡到自己的職責。”
“Managing our expenses is both a critical part of our strategy and our jobs. You can do your part by challenging all spending to ensure that it is necessary,” Mr Dougan said.
交易完成後的慶功宴已被大幅削減，隨着交易活動的復甦，此類宴會一度重新盛行。同時，只有在招聘董事總經理職位的人選時，纔會使用獵頭公司。
Dinners to celebrate the successful conclusion of deals, which had returned with the resurgence of deal activity, have been radically reduced. The use of headhunters has been limited to filling managing director positions only.
此外，訂購辦公室用品和設備受到了限制，而彩色影印僅限用於客戶陳述報告。
In addition, ordering office supplies and equipment has been curbed, while colour photocopying has been limited to client presentations only.
杜德恆的節約舉措可能被視爲小打小鬧，因爲大多數投行的成本基礎主要由工資和獎金構成。
Mr Dougan’s cuts are likely to be seen as tinkering around the edges, as most of any investment bank’s cost base is made up of wages and bonuses.
