Bias is a very discerning word. People often frame their biases to suit their responses, and vice versa.
While your response has logic, it also demonstrates bias.
If the agenda was to promote confidence, then it would have demonstrated HUGE confidence if they had their respective assets on the same line as common shareholders.
Conflict of interest. I disagree. That is like saying that the coach of a team, or the executive manager of a team would have a conflict of interest if he bet on his own team, which is so completely untrue, that is borders on absurd. If he bets on the OTHER team, that is a conflict of interest. But betting on your own team is a demonstration of allignment with the team's interests.
That is aside from the fact that gambling is illegal.