• @supercriticalcheese
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    7411 months ago

    Calling using client funds as collateral for risky investments (over and over again) as poor risk management it is a bit of an understatement.

    • AlmightySnoo 🐢🇮🇱🇺🇦OP
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      1611 months ago

      It wasn’t technically illegal nor was it fraud since it had an exemption from the Volcker Rule you’re referring to.

      • @[email protected]
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        11 months ago

        It’s illegal to misrepresent what you are using your clients funds for, as was proved in court.

        Edit: wait, I think that was SBF rather than SVB. Why are these acronyms so similar :(

        • AlmightySnoo 🐢🇮🇱🇺🇦OP
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          3611 months ago

          wait, I think that was SBF rather than SVB. Why are these acronyms so similar :(

          it doesn’t help that they were both featured on Forbes 😅

        • @psycho_driver
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          611 months ago

          All they needed to do was put “Hookers and blow on yachts” in really, really small print somewhere.