The rapid loss of market value so soon after a bullish comment from a chief executive may, judging by one reading of Enron's experience, get prosecutorial juices going, should the financial crisis get so bad that the public demands locking up some prominent Wall Streeters.
There has been a clear maturation of risk management capabilities across all industries, a rapid march up the business value chain and the development of governance and organizational structures that give risk a louder voice at the executive table.