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Re:Why didn’t any Wall Street CEOs go to jail after the fina... by NovemberWhiskey on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @04:01PM (#28294168)
I'm sure you know this but a broker-dealer (which is what we're primarily talking about in the context of Wall St banks) doesn't have a fiduciary duty to their counterparty.
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Re:Why didn’t any Wall Street CEOs go to jail after the fina... by nickff on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @04:27PM (#28294540)
I was still addressing Enron case where many of the people charged were fiduciaries, but you're right re: the investment banks.
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