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I'm a really big believer - this is not a statement about President [Barack] Obama, but whoever is president - that good policy is really important.

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Jamie Dimon
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: March 13
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It's offensive to me to be called a cost cutter.
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Because of that [Brexit], you're going to have slow growth and, unfortunately, while there may not be huge volatility, there will be volatility.
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That's probably good, all things being equal, for emerging markets, not bad, even though it may not be great for all their currencies.
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Our investment bank looks like it does because its customers like our expansive network and want to do equity, debt, M&A, custody, move money, deposit money, et cetera.
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The goal of what Japan's central bank is doing is to create growth. If it actually creates growth, in the long run, it will lead to appreciation.
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My operating assumption is we will always have very tough competition. And even with some European banks struggling right now, some of them can reemerge - and maybe even stronger.
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My father and grandfather were stockbrokers, and they would actually take stock certificates from a vault, give it to a runner, and send it to another vault. Then somebody said, Let's digitize it and have one vault. Now the DTCC clears and settles almost everything, and the cost of doing a trade is a tenth of what it was before.
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I do believe that some of these regulations made the markets more volatile, and it remains to be seen how bad that can be.
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It's great that people get together and collaborate, talk about the facts and the analysis, all in the interest of having a great financial system.
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As countries get wealthier - all of them, together - you're going to have financial assets. That is a good thing. You could argue the assets were traded too much, or that they're too highly valued, or too leveraged.
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If business doesn't thrive, it hurts America. We need improved relations, more collaboration, more thought and more consistency as we go about trying to make sure we have the best country in the world. Not scapegoating and finger-pointing.
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It can take a long time to get the rules in place that are conducive to growing, sometimes.
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Usually, something that is fairly expected is already factored in. I also think that you have to think that America is raising rates because the economy is getting stronger.
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And if you're going to be a leader, you know what I ask myself? Would I want to work for you in this job? Would I let my children work for you? Would I give you this job if I wasn't there to provide oversight? If you went to run another company, would I, as an investor, invest in that company?
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You have your own culture and your own ways of doing things. I hope Japan continues on this path.
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The transaction reflects our disciplined strategy of investing capital in core businesses where we can leverage scale and expertise for competitive advantage. In addition to being a great strategic fit, the deal is compelling financially.
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Companies that build scale for the benefit of their customers and shareholders more often succeed over time.
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Japan, Europe, [and] America probably [are] better than last year [2015], not China.
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We invested in the downturn and we never stopped serving our clients.
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We take smaller companies and middle-sized companies, all around the world, and we do currency exchange for them we raise bonds and equities for them and we do inventory finance, trade finance, and custody of assets.
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