Goldman Sachs' US settlement over Malaysia 1MDB scandal to lift dark cloud

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WASHINGTON: Goldman Sachs Group this week will agree to pay more than US$2 billion to settle US charges over its role in Malaysia's 1MDB ...

"Getting this overhang off the back of management and the company in general is a very big win," said Marty Mosby, an analyst at boutique brokerage Vining Sparks.

US regulators will often not allow a bank to do deals while it is the subject of investigations into past misconduct. With clarity over how much the bank needs to pay and a clean slate with regulators, Goldman may be able to be more aggressive on that front, said Mosby. In a sign this week's settlement could see the bank tie-up other loose ends related to the scandal, Abu Dhabi's International Petroleum Investment said on Wednesday it wasto recover losses it suffered as a result of the bank's 1MDB dealings.

 

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