Capturing other companies' profits is just step 1 in the plan to put as much of that money in your own pockets as possible.

If you're willing to "steal" from other companies, why wouldn't you also "steal" from the owners of your own company? Why pay a dividend when you can pay bonuses?

In many listed financial companies it is certain employees and management who do well financially, rather than the shareholders.

As Matt Levine puts it, investment banks are kind of like socialist collectives run for the benefits of their workers.

fair enough. Updated to specify the entire financial sector, not just banks.