If you are new to this blog, you are invited to read first “The Largest Heist in History” which was accepted as evidence and published by the British Parliament, House of Commons, Treasury Committee.

"It is typically characterised by strong, compelling, logic. I loosely use the term 'pyramid selling' to describe the activities of the City but you explain in crystal clear terms why this is so." commented Dr Vincent Cable MP to the author.

This blog demonstrates that:

- the financial system was turned into a pyramid scheme in a technical, legal sense (not just proverbial);

- the current crisis was easily predictable (without any benefit of hindsight) by any competent financier, i.e. with rudimentary knowledge of mathematics, hence avoidable.

It is up to readers to draw their own conclusions. Whether this crisis is a result of a conspiracy to defraud taxpayers, or a massive negligence, or it is just a misfortune, or maybe a Swedish count, Axel Oxenstierna, was right when he said to his son in the 17th century: "Do you not know, my son, with how little wisdom the world is governed?".

Wednesday 22 July 2009

Investment banking perverse casino model



Dr Vincent Cable, a Member of the British Parliament and ex-Chief Economist of Shell, compared investment banking to a casino. Respectfully it seems to me that he holds too benevolent view upon the financial industry. In fact the modern investment banking business is operated like a casino whose owner lends tokens to punters at a very high interest rate. However the punters’ loans and interest become only payable to a casino owner out of their winnings.

No sane casino owner would have ever accepted such a self defeating business model. Yet the banks are such casinos. Banks’ stakeholders (shareholders and depositors) are such casino owners. And bankers are the punters.
Posted by Greg Pytel at 23:47
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  1. Leslie Ward28 December 2016 at 11:20

    Yeah, I think too that the financial system was turned into a pyramid. It was planned. And I know one way how not to depend on anybody and to have good money. It's casino. Here you will find best websites nz online casino Of course, it's a risk to play, but if you win, you will have a lot of money.

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