Goldman's 1MDB woes, StanChart share buyback and Bob Diamond's investment strategy

Goldman's 1MDB woes, StanChart share buyback and Bob Diamond's investment strategy

Author: Financial Times November 27, 2018 Duration: 11:11

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss Goldman Sachs and the 1MDB scandal as Malaysian prime minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim lashes out at the US bank, Standard Chartered's secret project to buy back an estimated $1bn-plus of its shares and former Barclays boss Bob Diamond's latest moves to build a financial services empire


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor; David Crow, banking editor; Laura Noonon, US banking editor, and Stefania Palma, Singapore correspondent. Producer: Martin Stabe.


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