 The real return (i.e.over and above the Consumer Price Index) on investmentsng in the banks' stocks diminished, from a 41% return in 1980, to 34% in 1981, to 28% in 1982.Other investment options, especially purchasing U.S. dollars became more appealing, and the banks had to transfer more and more funds from their offshore tax havens to keep maintaining the illusion of safety of investing in their stocks.