The lesson is presumably that a bank should spread its bets. Here's the Central Bank of Cyprus in December 2012: When one invests over 100% of one’s capital

The lesson is presumably that a bank should spread its bets. Here's the Central Bank of Cyprus in December 2012: When one invests over 100% of one’s capital in a single financial instrument – even if that instrument is considered low risk – it is indicative of poor risk management. [..]When bankers do the same with investors’ money – because their bonuses are linked to short-term income while the losses are underwritten by the taxpayer – the same behaviour is more than just poor risk management – it is ‘casino banking’. [1] So it looks more like Lehman Brothers. [1] http://www.centralbank.gov.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=12472&lang=en http://www.centralbank.gov.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=12472&l...