Marc Roche
Marc Roche is the London correspondent for Le Monde. He also writes for Belgian daily Le Soir, and La Tribune de Genève, in Switzerland. He is the author of Elizabeth II, la dernière reine (Elizabeth II, The Last Queen).
Updated: 3 March 2010
Mario Monti, Lucas Papademos and Mario Draghi have something in common: they have all worked for the American investment bank. This is not a coincidence, but evidence of a strategy to exert influence that has perhaps already reached its limits. 
The giant American investment bank which is accused of helping the Greek state to conceal the real nature of its financial situation while speculating on its debts can count on a remarkable network of advisers with very close links to European leaders, reports Le Monde.