Should he command enough support within the assembly (which is by no means certain) Mr Trimble could then return to the post by the end of the summer recess.

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As a lifetime senator, Mr Monti cannot run for office but can take part in an election campaign and can return to the post of prime minister if asked by a party or coalition.

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In the same way, whether executives knew about the money laundering or rate manipulation, such illegal behavior should result in the return of incentives by any member of senior management who was in post when it happened.

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This has been true over the past five years taken together (when the Morgan Stanley World Index has averaged an 18.3% annual return) and also in every calendar year except 2005, when the return was shy of its historical (post-1926) performance by a whisker.

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This has been true over the past five years taken together (when the Morgan Stanley (nyse: MS - news - people ) World Index has averaged an 18.3% annual return) and also in every calendar year except 2005, when the return was shy of its historical (post-1926) performance by a whisker.

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