Shareholders moan that banks levy fat fees to underwrite rights issues even though the risk of a deal falling is minimal.

股东们抱怨即使发行新股失败的风险很小，投行在认股权发行的过程中会强制收取高额手续费。

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But did the fat fees lead to a drop in standards?

但是这些暴利是不是带来了标准的下降？

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This generated some fat fees but increased the size of the Banks' balance-sheets.

投行由此获得了高额的酬金，但是却增加了银行资产负债的规模。

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Lawyers foresee years of intense argument, appeals and counter-appeals, accompanied by fat fees, stretching into the indefinable future.

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These guys get paid fat fees on an hourly basis despite their performance.

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But even if mutual funds are here to stay, they are increasingly under pressure to scale down their fat fees.

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