Morning scan

Wells contacts Bridgewater co-CEO; 1MDB suspect discussing plea deal

05/07/19

Eileen Murray has talked about leaving Bridgewater; A deal with Roger Ng could lead to charges against Goldman and its employees.

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Working around Dodd-Frank; Marcus' German launch delayed

05/06/19

Big banks may have found a way to lower needed reserve levels; with Brexit delayed, Goldman will hold off on expansion.

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Facebook plans crypto-based payments system; Sloan was a keeper

05/03/19

Digital coin could be used for purchases across the internet; Berkshire vice chair says he would have let Sloan stay on at Wells.

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Bramson gets his moment; Where Deutsche-Commerzbank talks went wrong

05/02/19

Activist concedes he doesn't have the votes to join Barclays' board; How an "inevitable" deal fell through and where the banks go from here.

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Wall Street's political largesse; Banks had a good April

05/01/19

Political contributions from Wall Street rose, but did they influence policy?; bank stocks post biggest monthly gain since President Trump was elected.

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Goldman not yet talking 1MDB settlement; Standard Chartered plans buybacks

04/30/19

CEO Solomon says the bank has not yet begun discussions with DOJ about its role in the scandal; the $1 billion buyback would be its first in 20 years.

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Big banks chase Schwab; Bramson readies Barclays fight

04/29/19

Wall Street moves to compete with the low-fee financial services giant; activist investor has an uphill climb for a seat at this week’s annual meeting.

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Morgan Stanley fined; German giants regroup after merger fails

04/26/19

The bank agreed to pay $150 million to California to settle charges it hid the risks on the sale of mortgage bonds pre-crisis; foreign suitors circle Commerzbank while Deutsche Bank seeks answers.

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German megadeal called off; PayPal discloses Venmo user base

04/25/19

Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank end merger talks; the digital money transfer unit has more than 40 million digital users, second only to JPMorgan Chase.

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Big investors welcomed by Fed; Morgan Stanley shifts top woman executive

04/24/19

The Fed wants to make it easier for investors to own big stakes in banks without triggering oversight; Shelley O’Connor has been named head of the firm's two regulated bank entities.

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