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The Rise of the Compliance Guru—and Banker Ire

The real growth area in U.S. finance is compliance. That’s definitely a bummer for people trying to make money. Is it also bad for the economy?
Justin Hall is 28 and happy to have chosen compliance as a career. ‘You’re usually involved with all the big dogs in the company,’ he says. 

Justin Hall is 28 and happy to have chosen compliance as a career. ‘You’re usually involved with all the big dogs in the company,’ he says. 

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