Gillian Tett would do better advising “the risky” on how to fend off bank regulators… pro-bono of course

Sir, Gillian Tett hands out her disinterested advice on “How savvy asset managers can fend off the regulators” May 15. Although most of them are grown up men who can take care of themselves, some of “Society’s lottery winners” might indeed appreciate her concerns about their wellbeing.

That said I believe that the small businesses and entrepreneurs would be much more appreciative of Ms. Tett’s efforts on how they can fend off the regulators. You see Sir, these borrowers have seen their access to bank credit drastically curtailed, as a result of regulators allowing banks to hold much less equity when lending to the infallible sovereign or to members of the AAArisktocracy than when lending to them.

Ms. Tett who has so much access to hotshots, could she perhaps put a word in for “the risky”, by reminding regulators that these borrowers, though they do suffer a lot from bank crises, they have never ever caused one? It could perhaps also be useful for Ms. Tett to remind regulators that the future health of the economy, that on which banks’ stability most depends on, is helped by “the risky” having fair access to bank credit.

Please Ms. Tett… look at is as a good pro-bono community service. 

@PerKurowski