Can you talk me through the banks value system: rationality, independence, integrity, honesty, justice, productivity and pride?
KF. Of course. We are actually quite inspired by Jack Welsh. We want the people that work in Saxo Bank to share our values and share our goals. Our corporate statement talks about the goals being the most profitable and professional facilitator on global capital markets, and that’s the unique thing about our business model being a facilitator. The values are pretty simple, and taken out of a book by Ayn Rand, called Atlas Shrugged. The first value – the overriding one – is rationality. People in their personal lives and in corporations often become political or spend too much time thinking and hoping rather than focusing on facts and trying to have a rational view. We expect people to bring their brains everyday and use them in a rational fashion. That’s the cornerstone and may sound simple, but it’s actually a good tool when you apply it. The next thing is independence. As a company it is important for us to be independent, but we also as individuals would like to be independent. If y
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