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Deborah Koff Ross: I think what is even more compelling is that your pronunciation of the acronym for systemically important financial…

On the recordJuly 8, 2015
I think what is even more compelling is that your pronunciation of the acronym for systemically important financial institutions as 'sci-fi' is just that when it comes to asset managers--science fiction.
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Deborah Koff Ross
Democratic · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Ross criticizes the terminology used for financial institutions under Dodd-Frank.

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