Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Financial Inquiry Commission

The US Congress set up a Financial Inquiry Commission to investigate the causes of the financial crisis. Some knowledgeable people and the media have identified questions to be posed to the large banks that were involved in the crisis. The questions are shown here:

Ten Questions A Financial Inquiry Commission MUST Ask

by Eliot Spitzer, William Black, and Frank Partnoy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliot_Spitzer
http://www.businessinsider.com/10-questions-a-financial-inquiry-commission-must-ask-2010-1

My questions for 4 bank CEOs 

Mr Keith Hennessey, an ex-senior White House economic advisor to former president
George W Bush, is one of the members of the 10-member panel..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Hennessey
http://keithhennessey.com/2010/01/12/tbtf/

Questions for the Big Bankers

The New York Times's Op-Ed editors asked eight financial experts
to pose questions they would like to hear the bankers answer.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/opinion/13intro.ready.html