Sterling: vampire squid really quite confident

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…in the long term.

Amidst an analyst note on the difficulties of measuring fiscal policy impacts on exchange rates, Goldman has weighed in on the Great British Krona. Good news,…



Goldman’s Chinese rainmakers

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Goldman Sachs has just lost another senior dealmaker from its China operation, FT Alphaville notes, in what is increasingly appearing like a slow but steady exodus. Fred Hu, Goldman’s…



Goldman’s Chinese rainmakers: Hu’s out and who’s in

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To borrow from Oscar Wilde, to lose one top investment banker may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two, carelessness. So what does it look like after losing a string of influential…



Arbitrage (and accounting) in the time of crisis

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Here they are — two examples of risk-free and profitable trades (really) courtesy of the Bank of England’s financial stability guru, Andrew Haldane.

It’s just…



Goldman China chair to depart

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One of Goldman Sachs’ top China bankers will leave the firm, following several former colleagues who left the group to establish mainland private equity funds. Fred Hu, the bank’s…



Hu quits as chairman of Goldman China

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Fred Hu, the chairman of Goldman Sachs China, will retire as a partner next month after a 13-year career at Goldman, according to an internal memo seen by the Financial Times….



US banks told to hold funds

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US regulators led by the New York Fed and the Treasury have told banks not to increase dividends or buy back shares until the economic and legislative picture becomes clearer –…



US Senate weighs $50bn fund

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US Senate negotiators are nearing a deal to create a $50bn trust fund from levies to be imposed on large US financial companies including Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, reports Bloomberg….



Nomura overture from Red Knights

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The Red Knights group of financiers aiming to wrest control of Manchester United football club from the Glazer family have approached Nomura to see if it would act as a corporate adviser….



The Red Knights’ shot at buying Man Utd looks high, wide and hopeful

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Sir Alex Ferguson once spoke of “fans who are so emotional and fanatical,
they expect to win the World Cup”.