Ivry, Bob

The seven sins of Wall Street : big banks, their Washington lackeys, and the next financial crisis / Bob Ivry. - xxiii, 275 pages ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-258) and index.

Cost of doing business
Gluttony. Size: Sherry Hunt and the champions of responsible finance
Wrath. Secrecy: Mark Pittman and the patron saint of Goldman Sachs
Envy. Capture: Jamie Dimon and going long risk some belly tranches (especially where default may realize)
Pride. Myth of confidence: Deniz Anginer and conjectural government guarantees
Lust. Complexity: Saule T. Omarova and the phantom waiver
Sloth. Impunity: Walter Lacey, Marianne-Miller-Lacey and slapstick tragedy
Greed. Class war: Rebecca Black and the pneumatic tube

An investigative performer for Bloomberg News discusses why the 2008 financial crisis happened and how rescuing the financial institutions has left them stronger while the country has grown weaker

9781610393652 (hardcover) 1610393651 (hardcover)

2013048863


Finance--United States.
Finanzas--Estados Unidos
Banks and banking--United States.
Bancos --Estados Unidos
Financial crises--United States.
Crisis financiera--Estados Unidos


United States--Economic policy.
Estados Unidos --Política económica

HG 181 / I96s 2014

332.0973