04 October 2009

When Will The Fed Crack Down On Goldman Sachs?

SIMON JOHNSON/BASELINE SCENARIO/
"Goldman is also currently engaged in private equity investments in nonfinancial firms around the world, as seen for example in its recent deal with Geely Automotive Holdings in China (People’s Daily; CNBC). US banks or bank holding companies would not generally be allowed to undertake such transactions - in fact, it is annoyed bankers who have asked me to take this up."