Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Single#9

Founded in 1910 as a partnership firm, this investment bank was taken over by Phibro Corporation, which was eventually acquired by Travelers Group in 1998 and is now part of Citigroup after the merger of Travelers with Citicorp. Identify

Ans: Salomon Brothers.The top bond traders called themselves "Big Swinging Dicks", and were the inspiration for the books The Bonfire of the Vanities and Liar's Poker