ONE of those grilled by MPs this week inadvertently revealed the key to the alchemy that has become standard practice in the banking industry. Asked whether he fully understood the full complexity of the deals he was authorising, Sir Fred “the shred” Goodwin said: “No, I didn’t, that’s part of the secret of how you manage risk”. Merlin!
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