You notice that your company is in deep doodoo when it lost over $38 billion in the last 12 month on U.S. mortgages, that number is likely to increase, the share price is down by half, senior people jump ship, managers get detained and questioned and you have to tell your staff to avoid travel to the U.S. because the SEC might want them for helping billionaires to hide their money.
Still, you had this bit of hope.
One of your companies vice president’s successfully lobbied an ‘anti-lobbyist maverick’ presidential candidate. He even managed to write the guys future policies on mortgages and banking. If that guy wins and implements those policies you may again make billions instead of losing them.
But now people have found out about this scheme and your company has lost control over that too.
How good that few have noticed your other little trump-card:
"People have a feeling that it’s time for change," said UBS Americas Chairman Robert Wolf, who has raised more than $200,000 for Obama.