Financial Services Reform: Consolidation in the Brokerage Industry

In this essay, Martin Mayer examines how technology and market evolution have reshaped the distinction between traditional commercial banking and investment banking. He observes that most bank liabilities are no longer insured deposits, and that both banks and investment houses now trade similar debt instruments with sophisticated investors.

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