瑞士信贷(Credit Suisse)要求投行员工削减彩色影印、员工聚会和款待客户等项开支，力图降低该银行的成本基础。
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.
该银行投行业务负责人杜德恒(Brady Dougan)在一份内部备忘录上提出了上述开支削减方案，这些方案之所以不一般，是因为该行业正处于2000年以来最大的繁荣期间。银行通常会在低迷时期强制施行节约举措，在互联网泡沫破灭后，高盛(Goldman Sachs)终止了免费水果的供应。
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.
杜德恒表示：“管理我们的开支，在我们的`战略和工作中都是一个关键组成部分。你可以对所有支出提出质疑，以确保它们是必要的，以此尽到自己的职责。”
“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.
交易完成后的庆功宴已被大幅削减，随着交易活动的复苏，此类宴会一度重新盛行。同时，只有在招聘董事总经理职位的人选时，才会使用猎头公司。
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，订购办公室用品和设备受到了限制，而彩色影印仅限用于客户陈述报告。
In addition, ordering office supplies and equipment has been curbed, while colour photocopying has been limited to client presentations only.
杜德恒的节约举措可能被视为小打小闹，因为大多数投行的成本基础主要由工资和奖金构成。
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.
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