INVESTMENT BANKING: How the credit crunch caught
The investment bank was seen as a very smart operator that had successfully copied Macquarie's financing model. But its foundations were built on too much cheap debt and promptly gave way when the market tide turned. Now locked in a fight for survival, Australia's highest profile casualty of the credit crisis offers a cautionary tale. Ben Power reports.
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