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Barclays profit declines 8% as fixed income traders fall short

Bloomberg Barclays Plc slumped after posting a surprise drop in profit as revenue missed estimates across every major business line. Inside the corporate and investment bank, dealmakers faced a continued drought, traders fell short of hopes and the bank recorded further losses tied to its leveraged finance portfolio. At the firm’s UK franchise, the net interest margin — a key ...

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European Central Bank to scrutinise banker bonuses

Bloomberg The European Central Bank (ECB) will scrutinise banker bonuses after finding that compensation structures at many lenders don’t take sufficient account of risk. The indicators used by banks to set bonuses aren’t always clear and “in many instances” rely too much on financial performance instead of risk, controls or cultural and behavioral aspects, the ECB said in a newsletter ...

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Business leaders are ‘optimistic’ on economy, says Goldman CEO

  Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc expects to put a tighter leash on hiring this year after embarking on one of the firm’s biggest rounds of job cuts ever, Chief Executive Officer David Solomon said. “We have a much tighter hiring plan in 2023,” Solomon said at a Credit Suisse Group AG conference. “We’re very focused on expenses.” Goldman last ...

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