All American InvestorOn 14 April 2012, former Goldman Sachs Executive Director Greg Smith recorded a very public and sensational exit interview in the opinion pages of the New York Times.
The letter criticised “toxic and destructive” practices and cultures within Goldman Sachs, one of the world’s largest, most important and influential investment banks. The criticism focused on practices that exploited clients and put the interests of the bank first. It alleged a culture that was focused on getting clients to invest in securities or products that Goldman was interested in getting rid off. The letter highlighted the use of complexity to confuse clients and the focus on highly profitable and (sometimes) unsophisticated clients who did not fully understand the risks of the transactions that they were being encouraged to enter into.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Why JP Morgan and Goldman are liabilities not assets to our financial system
