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Big banks aim to show higher profits still ahead as rates rise

Bloomberg As concerns from bank investors go, “peak profitability” seems an unusual one. But as the biggest US banks report results that analysts estimate will set a new high for profitability this decade, shareh-olders are wondering: is this as good as gets, or is Jamie Dimon right that banks are entering a golden age. “The quarter will be fine,” Susan ...

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UBS accused of Bond movie tactics in Paris tax-dodging trial

Bloomberg UBS Group AG goes on trial in Paris on Monday accused of encouraging rich clients to stash cash overseas to evade French taxes by deploying tactics “worthy of James Bond.” The Zurich-based lender dispatched bankers across the border to seek out new clients even though they lacked the paperwork — a banking license or European passport — to offer ...

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Morgan Stanley to create tech-friendly offices

Bloomberg Morgan Stanley is remodeling. About 1.2 million square feet (111,000 square meters) of office space will get an overhaul in the next 15 months to put technology experts closer to brokers, traders and bankers, the firm’s head of technology, Rob Rooney, said in an interview. After changes to wealth-management operations, tra- ding floors, investment-banking offices and space tied to ...

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