# Octopus (octopus)

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## Definition

In the jargon of the financial world, often bitingly said of - the central group management of a large, globally active institution or - a supervisory authority, more rarely also - in reference to the domestic central bank. - Zoologically, an octopus is an eight-armed octopus (polyp; polyp) that grasps everything, pulls it to itself and does not let go. - See committee mania, bank mergers, corporate center, decentralization principle, downsizing, unbundling, money burning, gigabank, group discount, parent company, subsidiarity principle, synergy potential. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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