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RBS plans to set aside $1.1bn for PPI claims

Bloomberg Two major UK lenders warned that a last-minute rush by compensation-seeking customers will make the most expensive scandal in British banking even costlier. Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc said it plans to set aside as much as 900 million pounds ($1.1 billion) more for claims related to payment protection insurance (PPI) that customers didn’t want or need. The ...

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Goldman Sachs names Nachmann trading head as Chavez to depart

Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc enlisted another investment banker in the effort to revive its trading unit. Marc Nachmann was named co-head of the firm’s trading division, replacing Marty Chavez, who will leave the firm at the end of this year. Nachmann, a 25-year veteran of the firm, has been co-head of the investment banking business since 2017. David Solomon, ...

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Argentine banks pay high rate to keep USD savings

Bloomberg Argentine banks are willing to pay top dollar to hold onto their customers’ greenbacks. As the country’s financial crisis deepens, savers are withdrawing their dollar deposits from their accounts. But the banks are striving to retain them by paying the highest returns in more than 3 years, while the Central Bank adopts measures to provide liquidity and guarantee supplies ...

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