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What Cristiano Ronaldo can teach fund managers about bonuses

If performance-related pay is the best model, why is it not more common for top footballers? Perhaps asset managers need to rethink their model

What Cristiano Ronaldo can teach fund managers about bonuses
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Cristiano Ronaldo is without doubt one of the most outstanding performers in any field in the world. He is widely regarded as one of the best footballers of all time.

Yet Real Madrid doesn’t offer him huge bonuses for delivering great results for the team. A huge salary, yes. But bonuses? Small change.

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