ERIK BANKS is a Senior Risk Advisor for a European universal bank. Over the past 23 years, he has held senior risk positions in the investment banking and hedge fund sector in New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong, London and Munich. He is the author of more than 20 books on risk, derivatives, emerging markets and governance, including the Palgrave titles Failure of Wall Street, (2004), Dictionary of Finance, Investment and Banking (2009) and Dark Pools (2010).

• Prologue: Crisis Redux A Quick Recap The US Banks Got It Wrong… …And So Did the European Banks The Fannie and Freddie Sinkhole Fuel to the Fire I: The Rating Agencies Fuel to the Fire II: Politicians and Lobbyists A Handful of Sages Fingerpointing and Apologies Closing the Barn Door Get Ready For The Next One…

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