We had not fully appreciated that 20% of a very large number (of AAA bonds) can inflict far greater losses than 80% of a small number (of sub investment grade bonds).
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Although he doesn't blame the traders, he does say that the risk managers were frequently ignored or overruled, or were under pressure to approve deals. And not surprisingly, the most pressure was on the highest returning deals....
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