The $100 billion question - Signal Lake Venture Fund
The $100 billion question - Signal Lake Venture Fund
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Chart 2: Concentration of the US banking system (b)<br />
Total assets of top 3 US banks (as % of total commercial<br />
banking sector assets)<br />
45.00<br />
40.00<br />
35.00<br />
30.00<br />
25.00<br />
20.00<br />
15.00<br />
10.00<br />
5.00<br />
0.00<br />
1935 1939 1943 1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007<br />
(a) Red line represents the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (1999) which revoked restrictions of Glass-Steagall<br />
(b) Top 3 banks by total assets as a % of total banking sector assets<br />
(c) Data includes only the insured depository subsidiaries of banks to ensure consistency over time - for example, non-deposit subsidiaries are<br />
not included.<br />
Source: FDIC<br />
Chart 3: Largest UK company’s assets in each sector relative to GDP<br />
Per cent<br />
160<br />
2007<br />
2000<br />
140<br />
120<br />
100<br />
80<br />
60<br />
40<br />
20<br />
0<br />
Banking<br />
Insurance<br />
Oil/Energy<br />
Telecomms.<br />
Mining<br />
Utilities<br />
Pharm.<br />
Retail<br />
Technology<br />
Media<br />
Source: Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing, International Monetary <strong>Fund</strong> and Bank calculations.<br />
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