{"id":730,"date":"2008-09-22T15:21:40","date_gmt":"2008-09-22T20:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ietransfer.wpengine.com\/?p=730"},"modified":"2008-09-22T15:21:40","modified_gmt":"2008-09-22T20:21:40","slug":"death-of-wall-street-rise-of-main-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspiredeconomist.com\/articles\/death-of-wall-street-rise-of-main-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Death of Wall Street, Rise of Main Street"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Morgan<\/p>\n

The beginnings of another new economy <\/a>are taking shape as Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs prepare to close the curtain on investment banking<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., Japan’s largest bank, will inject 900 billion yen ($8.4 billion) into Morgan Stanley to help it transition to a bank holding company. Goldman Sach’s strategy is slightly different albeit with the same ultimate objective i.e. to become a commercial bank. According to Bloomberg<\/a>, Goldman already has in excess of $20 billion in customer deposits in two subsidiaries and is creating a new one, GS Bank USA, that will have more than $150 billion of assets, making it one of the 10 largest banks in the U.S.<\/p>\n

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Is the SEC out of a job?<\/h3>\n

The Securities and Exchange Commission will have not much to do henceforth save regulate some of the boutique investment banks that have largely advisory businesses.<\/p>\n

“The decision marks the end of Wall Street as we have known it,” said William Isaac<\/a>, a former chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. “It’s too bad.”<\/p>\n

Will the transition help or hurt a sustainable economy?<\/h3>\n

Many champion the transition on the basis that a stronger Main Street holds promise of a more stable, sustainable economy as compared to the risky endeavors of Wall Street. But is this what is needed to doctor an economy on the verge of depression?<\/p>\n

The move is also likely to result in lower compensation for the ex-investment banking employees. A decrease in investment banking salaries which have historically enabled further employment in U.S. households are likely to have a negative impact on household employment and economics. It will be interesting to watch how the results of the shakeup unfold as an exercise in sustainable economics.<\/p>\n

Related Posts:<\/p>\n

To Bailout or Not to Bailout: Is Free Market Economics Sustainable?<\/a>
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Lehman Brothers Collapse: New Economic Architecture Required<\/a>
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Financial Crisis: What Will The Collapse of Investment Banking Mean for CSR?<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo credit: Google<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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