Goldman Sachs Gets Panama Request From New York Regulator

May 12, 2016, 4:00 AM UTC

Add Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to the list of banks under regulatory review over Panamanian shell companies.

New York’s Department of Financial Services has asked Goldman Sachs and three other banks to provide it with information about shell companies established through a Panamanian law firm, according to a person briefed on the matter. The other banks are BNP Paribas SA, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Standard Chartered PLC, this person said.

The banks aren’t accused of wrongdoing. Michael DuVally, a spokesman for Goldman Sachs, declined to comment. Representatives of the other banks did not immediately respond to requests for comment. ...

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