He claims that he should be rewarded as a fund manager supervising a multibillion-dollar fund in the private sector. But, whereas private-sector professionals are fired or have their salaries reduced for poor performance, Yam wanted private-sector pay with none of the downside risk.
任是全世界薪酬最高的公务员，去年年薪高达150万美元。他的薪水是美联储主席的7倍，比他自己的顶头上司，香港行政长官高近3倍。他称自己应当为监管私有部门数十亿美元的资金而拿到奖励。但在私有部门专业人士被解雇或因业绩不佳而遭降薪的时候，任却希望拿到私有部门的薪酬，而不承担私有部门的风险。