Finance Comment

Sir John Ritblat: Lehman collapse has cost as much as wars and conflict

By 2013-09-14T00:01:00

Sir John Ritblat

In retrospect the shock of Lehman Brothers was a dual disaster as it seemed inconceivable at the time that the US Government would signally fail to provide a rescue mechanism coupled with the realisation of the extent of the bank’s exposure.

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