Lunchtime Links: There is a financial services firm that allows its employees to take unlimited holidays

If you're already struggling to spread your holiday allowance over four weeks, with allowances for being stranded by the ash cloud, you may want to work for Morningstar. According to Fortune, the investment research company puts absolutely no limit on the amount of holiday people take, nor does it track them.

Most people apparently end up taking 2-3 weeks off. However, some people - who manage their time well - take 6 weeks off. And this is in the US, where holidays are known to be short anyway.

Analyst leaves Goldman Sachs, suffers outbreak of paranoia. (YouTube)

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. hired Huw Pill of the European Central Bank to replace Erik Nielsen as its chief European economist. (SFGate)

Blackrock stock declined 17% last year; Larry Fink received $24.8m. (Bloomberg)

Bank of America will move "as slowly as humanly possible" to meet international capital-adequacy rules. (Wall Street Journal)

An admission that some bonuses at UK banks were paid from government aid. (DealBook)

It's always advisable to have a sleep before placing a big trade. (Medical Express)

Stefan Edberg: from tennis to money management. (Bloomberg)

Start saving now for Christmas. (Bloomberg)