Here,a former official of Goldman Sachs investment bank explains what his group did before the financial crisis.

VOA: special.2010.04.30

On September 15th, Lehman Brothers, a 158 year-old investment bank, sought legal protection from its creditors.

VOA: special.2009.01.02

Stephen Schwartz is an economist at the Spanish investment bank BBVA in Hong Kong.

VOA: special.2010.11.13

At a similar gathering last year, members of the so-called G20 set of advanced economies agreed on emergency spending to stem a global crisis brought on by the collapse of U.S.investment bank Lehman Brothers in late 2008.

VOA: standard.2010.06.05

"The current financial crisis has clearly demonstrated that risk to the financial system can arise not only in the banking sector, but also from the activities of other financial firms, such as investment banks and insurance companies that traditionally have not been subject to the type of regulation and consolidated supervision applicable to bank holding companies,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

chief investment officer at Chicago-based Harris Private Bank.

VOA: standard.2009.07.02