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Goldman Sachs names 425 managing directors in new class

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Goldman Sachs Group Inc said it named 425 managing directors on Thursday, the firm's second-highest title behind partner.

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Ex-BNY Mellon employee sentenced to six months in U.S. prison 12 Nov 2015

NEW YORK A former Bank of New York Mellon Corp employee was sentenced on Thursday to six months in prison after admitting to illegally making $737,000 trading on tips a friend at Merck & Co Inc supplied him about potential pharmaceutical mergers.

UPDATE 3-Banco do Brasil to raise provisions if defaults rise further 12 Nov 2015

SAO PAULO, Nov 12 State-controlled Banco do Brasil SA will increase loan-loss provisions if necessary to prevent rising defaults from further dampening the profit outlook for the nation's largest lender by assets, executives said on Thursday.

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Exclusive: Morgan Stanley turns to stodgy bank accounts to boost profit 12 Nov 2015

NEW YORK Morgan Stanley, better known for underwriting bonds than for retail banking, plans to offer savings accounts and certificates of deposits next year to wring more profit from its wealth management clients, executives told Reuters.

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UniCredit to shed 18,200 jobs and boost capital 11 Nov 2015

MILAN UniCredit is slashing its workforce by 14 percent and looking to restructure or sell businesses in Austria and Italy as it seeks to bolster its finances without asking shareholders for cash.

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U.S. charges three in huge cyberfraud targeting JPMorgan, others 10 Nov 2015

NEW YORK U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled criminal charges against three men accused of running a sprawling computer hacking and fraud scheme that included a huge attack against JPMorgan Chase & Co and generated hundreds of millions of dollars of illegal profit. | Video

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HSBC hopes to leapfrog rivals with new China partnership 09 Nov 2015

HONG KONG HSBC is seeking to overtake Western rivals in the race for a slice of China's $4 trillion onshore bond market thanks to an investment banking partnership with a state-owned investor it announced last week.

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Goldman sold 1.3 million Valeant shares backing loan to CEO, Valeant says 06 Nov 2015

NEW YORK Goldman Sachs sold 1.3 million shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International on Thursday, a day when the drug company's shares fell as much as 20 percent, because they were securing loans made to Valeant CEO Michael Pearson that needed to be paid.

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Valeant says Goldman Sachs sold 1.3 million shares backing loan to CEO 06 Nov 2015

NEW YORK Valeant Pharmaceuticals International said on Friday that Goldman Sachs sold 1.3 million shares of Valeant on Nov. 5 that were securing loans made to its CEO Michael Pearson.

Wells Fargo likely to issue more debt to comply with new rules 06 Nov 2015

NEW YORK, Nov 6 Wells Fargo & Co will likely need to issue an additional $20 billion to $40 billion of long-term debt to comply with new rules designed to help banks better weather a crisis, Chief Financial Officer John Shrewsberry said on Friday.