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　　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 oncolourphotocopying, staff parties and client entertainment in anattemptto reduce the Swiss bank‘s costbase.该银行投行业务负责人杜德恒（BradyDougan）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（GoldmanSachs）终止了免费水果的供应。The cutbacks – set out in an internal memorandumfrom Brady Dougan,head of investment banking – are unusual becausethey come duringthe biggest boom in the sector since 2000.Typically banks imposesavings during downturns, with Goldman Sachsending free fruit afterthe dotcombubbleburst.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。”“Managingour expenses is both a critical part of our strategy andour jobs.You can do your part by challenging all spending toensure that itis necessary,” MrDougansaid.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。Dinnersto celebrate the successful conclusion of deals, which hadreturnedwith the resurgence of deal activity, have been radicallyreduced.The use of headhunters has been limited to fillingmanaging directorpositionsonly.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,orderingoffice supplies and equipment has been curbed, whilecolourphotocopying has been limited to clientpresentationsonly.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。 MrDougan‘s cuts arelikely to be seen as tinkering around the edges,as most of anyinvestment bank’s cost base is made up of wages andbonuses.（torpositionsonly.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,orderingoffice supplies and equipment has been curbed, whilecolourphotocopying has been limited to clientpresentationsonly.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。 MrDougan‘s cuts arelikely to be seen as tinkering around the edges,as most of anyinvestment bank’s cost base is made up of wages andbonuses.