Goldman Sachs’ 1MDB settlement: Your questions answered

Eight years after Goldman Sachs first arranged a bond for 1MDB, it has finally concluded its settlements worldwide. Overall, it is more than $5 billion poorer for the experience, with an unquantifiable hit to its reputation. Here are the details.

What was settled this week?

Goldman Sachs agreed a settlement worth a combined $2.9 billion with four regulators in four jurisdictions worldwide. Numerous regulators are involved: the US Department of Justice (DoJ), US Securities and Exchange Commission, US Federal Reserve, New York’s Department of Financial Services, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and various regulatory arms of Singapore.

The settlement follows a $3.9 billion agreement with Malaysia in July, which involves $2.5

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