Daniel Bouton, SocGen's boss, has argued that Mr Kerviel could easily conceal the vast positions he took because he had previously worked in the back office, so was familiar with the system of controls.

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"I'm going through the whole process again and, because it's so soon after the last injury, it's sadly so familiar, " he said.

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The double hit prompted bank executives to look for new revenue ideas that could be fast-tracked because the outlook for the bank's consumer operations was so bleak, said one person familiar with the planning.

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It hasn't been that long for me because I came back here to finish off my PhD in 2007, so it's a familiar place.

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