I Do Believe That Some Of These

Economies Of Scale Are A Good Thing. If We Didn't Have Them, We'd Still Be Living In Tents And Eating Buffalo.

They Have A Policy In China For Their Big Companies Called "go Abroad." It's A Rational Thing For Both The Company And The Country To Say, "we Want Big, Successful Companies." Particularly In Areas Where They Need It: Agriculture, Energy, Technology. I Think Banking, Too. One Or Two Have Bought A Trading House. Some Have Already Begun Expanding Around The World. Of Course They're Going To Have Those Ambitions. Why Wouldn't They? They're Just Doing It Methodically. It's A Logical Strategy And, Well-executed, They Will Succeed.

Look, Every Institution Will Make Mistakes. I Acknowledge We Make Mistakes, And They Can Hurt My Reputation And Our Company's. But You Also Must Be Willing To Let Go A Little Bit, Trust Others, And Not Always Be So Stringent, Provided You Have Robust Controls.

I Don't Think You Could Have A Banker Serving In A Major Role In Washington In The Next 10 Years. I Just Don't Think It's Going To Happen - It's Just Not Politically Feasible - So I Don't Spend Much Time Thinking About It. Do I Think I Could Do A Good Job? Maybe. It's Possible.

It Is Vital For Officials And Regulators To Have Input From People Within Our Businesses Who Understand The Intricacies Of How Financial Markets Operate And The Consequences Of Certain Policy Decisions.