It also published details of its derivatives activity in its audited accounts. Mr Solomon is himself a fine wine connoisseur, with a huge collection at his home in East Hampton, New York.Ī spokesman for the bank said: “For years J Garcia Carrion profited without complaint from its use of FX derivatives with Goldman Sachs to manage its international currency exposure. Goldman separately launched a legal challenge against the winemaker last year in an English court, arguing that Garcia Carrion failed to make certain payments to the Wall Street behemoth. The criminal proceedings are part of a broader scandal involving Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas, with several Spanish companies claiming they were mis-sold foreign exchange instruments. The company claims that this former employee and one of their family members lined their pockets by entering into “a very large number of unauthorised transactions” with the “encouragement and/or pursuant to the recommendations” of Goldman Sachs. The lawsuit relates to claims that the investment bank encouraged a former executive of J García Carrión to enter into unauthorised foreign exchange transactions.

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