Not the art of trading, deals or lending, but the paintings decorating hallways or clogging storerooms. Deutsche, JPMorgan and UBS own 130,000 works. Their collecting urge is hard to explain – or justify. Taxpayers are helping banks so much. They should get to see the pictures.Sign up to read the rest of this subscriber-only content, or if you are already a member please sign in here.
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