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October 12, 2010
  1. Goldman's Sidney Weinberg, Jr. Dies at 87.
  2. Fiserv Financial Shows Up in Berkshire Hathaway's Portfolio.
  3. UBS Cuts Pay Dividend to Preserve Capital.
  4. Carl Krasik: BNY's Former GC Returns to Reed Smith.
  5. Wells Fargo Considers NYC Office Space.

    1.  Goldman's Sidney Weinberg, Jr. Dies at 87.   The 3rd of a family dynasty passes.  Sidney Weinberg joined Goldman Sachs as a general partner in 1965, led its investment banking services department from 1978 to 1988, became a limited partner in 1988, and since 1999 had been a senior director.  His father, Sidney, Sr. had been CEO of Goldman from 1939 until his death in 1970, while brother John, who died in 2006, had led the company from 1976 to 1990.   [NYT Dealbook, 10/6]

    2.  Fiserv Financial Shows Up in Berkshire Hathaway's Portfolio.   Warren Buffet's monster holding company recently added Fiserv Financial, that specializes in various payments and processing services.  From a financial standpoint, it apparently meets many of the qualities Buffett looks for in a stock - the company offers a lot of technology to banks and other financial institution and stands to gain if the condition of the banking industry improves.  [Gurufocus, 8/19]

    3.  UBS Cuts Pay Dividend to Preserve Capital.   UBS has suspended dividends in order to preserve capital to meet new Swiss capital requirements.  The bank may resume payments in 2013 or 2014, depending on the Basel III rules.   [NYT Dealbook, 9/30]

    4.  Carl Krasik: BNY's Former GC Returns to Reed Smith.   Carl Krasik, who in May was replaced by Jane Sherburne as BNY Mellon's general counsel, has returned to Reed Smith, the law firm where he spent 25 years before going in-house.  In 1995, Mr. Krasik left the firm to join Mellon Financial and played an important role in the bank's 2007 merger with Bank of New York.   [NYT Dealbook, 9/13]

    5.  Wells Fargo Considers NYC Office Space.   In early September, WFC was evaluating space needs in the NYC area, in anticipation of expiring leases.  The SF-based bank expects its space in New York to increase "incrementally over the next few years, according to a spokesperson.WFC currently uses 850,000sf of office space in New York, compared to 5 million sf in Charlotte, NC.  [Charlotte Observer, 9/10]