Who is this talent? Name them. What have they done/are doing that their leaving any of these companies will cause a greater apocalypse? What crucial functions do they serve that make them irreplaceable?
This is a crappy analogy to what we're looking at. It's not just the bankers at the top getting the bonuses, it's the traders, the front and back office, legal, every bit of the business that brings in money (or not as the case may be). It's a systemic problem requiring a systemic solution.