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Jim Bunning: To limit the potential harm that could be done by private investment firms to the system and counterparties, do you…

On the recordJuly 14, 2009
To limit the potential harm that could be done by private investment firms to the system and counterparties, do you think it is better to place limits on the firms themselves or to limit the exposure of counterparties like banks to the investment firms like they have?
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Jim Bunning

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Bunning asks about limiting risks from private investment firms.

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