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Midweek Roundup: Goldman Sachs Faces Multiple 1MDB Probes, Ex-Ukrainian PM Spars with Justice Department, and More
printThe U.S. Justice Department, Federal Reserve and Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating whether Goldman Sachs violated the Bank Secrecy Act when handling proceeds of securities offerings for 1Malaysia Development Berhad, a state-run investment fund that has become the subject of multiple national investigations, the Financial Times said. More Swiss banking giant UBS AG said it was ordered by the country's tax administration to turn over a number of records dating from 2006 to 2008 pursuant to a request by French authorities investigating alleged tax evasion, swissinfo.com reported. More Members of the EU Parliament's Justice and Home Affairs Committee voted...
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