I would say finance when operating at its best, recognises and enables value opportunities. When those value opportunities are mutualistic (I.e. financing a ne

I would say finance when operating at its best, recognises and enables value opportunities. When those value opportunities are mutualistic (I.e. financing a new venture) its doing its job in a way that benefits us all. The problem is that much of modern finance generates value through extraction rather than a mutualistic gain. For example a private equity firm displacing a union contract; or squeezing suppliers; or jacking up drug prices.