Goldman Sachs sets aside $3.8bn for pay and bonuses

US investment bank Goldman Sachs today revealed it earmarked another $3.8bn (€2.94bn) for its annual staff pay and bonus pool.

The second quarter haul means 34,100 workers - including 5,500 staff in the UK - are now in line for an average $273,000 (€211,742) each so far this year after Goldman had already set aside $5.5bn (€4.26bn) in the first three months of the year.