Interdisintermediation

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Interdisintermediation
/ɪnˈtɜːdɪsˌɪntə(ː)ˌmiːdɪˈeɪʃən/ (n.)

Disintermediation achieved by employing an intermediary or agent. This must seem the stupidest idea imaginable, and it rather is, only it is more or less management orthdoxy in many parts of the financial services industry.