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Yves Smith on Wall Street ethics

Dan Crawford | October 25, 2012 6:43 am

You can’t say Wall Street has no ethics…but you can say what kind:

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3 Comments
  • Anonymous says:
    October 25, 2012 at 10:53 am

    Of course ethics start from the bottom up. Those new traders are the ones setting the tone for the managers and directors and executives. Yea, that’s how it works. More ethics courses. That will reform Wall Street. I’m sure of it.

  • Dan Crawford (Rdan) says:
    October 25, 2012 at 12:03 pm

    Anon:

    Well yes, Ethics 101 seems to be a silly response by the last gentleman…

  • Joseph Thornburgh says:
    May 3, 2013 at 10:38 am

    The general meaning of ethics: rational, optimal (regarded as the best solution of the given options) and appropriate decision brought on the basis of common sense. This does not exclude the possibility of destruction if it is necessary and if it does not take place as the result of intentional malice.;;

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