Elizabeth Warren Starts Winning Begrudging Respect on Wall Street
- Financiers drawn to her intelligence, views on social issues
- Senator’s focus on inequality goes mainstream, professor says
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There’s a new whisper on Wall Street -- maybe Elizabeth Warren isn’t so bad.
The Democratic senator, who rose to national prominence by calling for tough regulation after the financial crisis, is winning respect from a small but growing circle of senior bankers and hedge fund managers. As the presidential candidate from Massachusetts takes aim at the “rich and powerful” with a slew of tax-raising policy proposals, some financial types who fit that description say she’s proven capable and makes some good points.