Page 11 - RBS GRG F Teaching Note

“The fact that these scandals have all occurred

since the crisis raises the uncomfortable possibility

that these problems go deeper than a few

executives in a few banks who push boundaries,

and involve something fundamental about how

the industry is organized.” (11)

“The point is ladies

and gentlemen that

greed, for lack of a
better word, is good”
Gordon Gekko,

Wall Street

Gordon Gekko: The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that greed, for lack
of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies,
cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed,
in all of its forms, greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge, has

marked the upward surge in mankind and greed, you mark my words,
will not only save Teldar paper, but that other malfunctioning
corporation called the USA. Thank you very much.