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Banks must try harder to improve conduct next term

Instead of the masters making rules, the best way for the boys of Banking House to improve their behaviour is for them to supervise themselves

Banks must try harder to improve conduct next term
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What are investment banks’ report cards going to look like when they break up for the summer holidays this year?

In terms of the financial results they could get decent grades. The firstquarter figures were better for the whole class, though May has been much weaker for fixed income trading. But what about conduct? Have they cut down on the misbehaviour that has been such a feature of previous reports?

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