Hong Kong’s SFC bans former Goldman Sachs officer for life
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Jaclyn Jaeger2019-07-03T19:08:00
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission has banned Tim Leissner, a former participating managing director at Goldman Sachs (Asia), from re-entering the industry in connection with his crimes relating to 1MDB.
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