# An op-ed by Prof. Richard Sylla on aligning a bank's structure with incentives

1 Faculty News March 16, 2012 ![The New York Times Logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/uat_027320.jpg?itok=W8xBr66g)>

Excerpt from [The New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/03/15/does-morality-have-a-place-on-wall-street/partnerships-once-inhibited-self-dealing) -- "On Wall Street, and generally in the financial industry, moral and ethical behavior has another name, fiduciary responsibility."

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