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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Goldman Boss Lloyd Blankfein Denies Moral Obligation Towards Clients


Lloyd Blankfein has admitted that he believes Goldman Sachs has no moral obligation to tell clients it is betting against a product it is asking them to buy.

The stark admission – made by the bank's chairman at the end of a more than nine-hour marathon hearing before the US Senate – came in spite of his assertion that "I think people trust us" as he tried to fend off accusations that Goldman inflated the US housing bubble.

Senator Carl Levin told the veteran banker that he "wouldn't trust" Goldman as he repeatedly asked whether the bank would disclose its position "when they're buying something you solicit them to buy, and then you're taking a position against them?"'

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2 comments:

  1. I'm just glad that these people are showing themselves for wha they really are.....bunch of devilish, corrupt, dishonest crooks.

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  2. Not sure if I already posted this comment, but I am just glad that they are showong their true colours.

    The truth always comes out in the end.

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