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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (9199)	3/27/2008 1:32:51 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 33421

Looks like it.. The Investment Banks would be answerable to the Fed (probably with regard to derivatives exposure) and the SEC would focus on corporate transparency and illegal stock related activities. It actually might be beneficial, given that the SEC is notoriously short handed and now can focus it's resources where it can do the most good while the Fed implements banking style regulatory discipline upon the IB's in order to gain control over the "shadow" banking system.. But that's just my initial perception. Hawk