Still, investment banking (underwriting securities, advising companies) was sexier than commercial banking (making loans).
In recent years, when banks were flush, many lenders promised to extend credit to companies on easy terms in the future if the companies hired them to underwrite securities, advise on mergers or arrange other loans.
In 1985, he moved to protective security policy, advising departmental security officers on the protection of classified information.
This indicates that on 17 July 2002 national security adviser Condoleezza Rice "advised that the CIA could proceed with its proposed interrogation of Abu Zubaydah", following a meeting between CIA lawyers, Bush's White House counsel and the NSA legal adviser.
The increasing number of successful attacks against biometric identification has led to some security researchers advising that people change the way they think about security measures such as fingerprints and photo ID.
The blame lay with security officials advising him, Mr. Eckhard said.
And other fields that will see increasing demand are data storage and data security, financial advising, financial auditing and mediation, according to Rick Cobb, executive vice president of the outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas in Chicago.
Salomon has been WorldCom's leading investment banker and adviser in recent years, earning large fees for selling the company's securities and advising WorldCom on its many acquisitions.
Some security experts advise that writing your bank account number on the back of a check is a security risk in that it exposes your account number to third parties who may handle the check.
