The City of London, lower Manhattan, and a few other centers became money machines that made investment bankers, hedge-fund managers, and private equity folk immoderately wealthy.

• 伦敦金融城、曼哈顿金融区以及其他一些金融中心化身为印钞机，使得投资银行家、对冲基金经理以及私人股本运作者赚得盆满钵满。