bank reported a staggering loss of almost four billion u.s. dollars that day. the lehman brothers it was only going wrong i think the first thought of the public a preview of what's going to be we're going to be part of a bigger back and you know what i'm used to culture if you buy this is new mothers was fiercely independent as a farmer i think it was a sobering reality facing us you know staring at outfits that mean as a forum the culture that we were so fiercely proud of was not going to be there anymore that i think sunk in very quickly. outside of wall street the rest of the world held their breath as they watched the. arrays of events unfold. in singapore the s. jax anticipated the worst. it became evident to us that we are at a critical juncture the necessary risk management activities related to the