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A bank is hiding inside your supply chain

My latest story on CFO.com: merchant banking physical commodities warehouses aluminum derivatives price manipulation Goldman Sachs.  

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Glass-Steagall, Part Deux

21stCenturyGlassSteagall I haven’t thoroughly reviewed the bill yet, so I am neither for or against it. But this item in the “purpose” section tickles me: (3) to eliminate conflicts of interest that arise from banks engaging in activities from which … Continue reading

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