Bloomberg Singapore banned former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker Tim Leissner from the securities industry for 10 years and said it plans to issue similar orders against three others caught up in the scandal surrounding 1Malaysia Development Bhd. Leissner, who left Goldman Sachs in February 2016, was sanctioned because he issued an unauthorized letter to a financial institution and ...

  Bloomberg South Africa’s banks are going on the offensive after being criticized by some politicians over their lending practices and records in addressing racial inequality. Attacks on the lenders have been led by President Jacob Zuma, who’s accused them of monopolizing the financial services industry, and questioned whether they colluded when closing accounts belonging to members of the wealthy ...

  Bloomberg China’s policy makers support opening financial markets for capital and investment to flow both in and out of the country, according to central bank Deputy Governor Pan Gongsheng. China will push ahead on oversight and enforce existing regulations on foreign exchange, Pan said in an interview Sunday with Bloomberg News and Caixin Magazine. Scrutiny of foreign companies transferring ...