CIO to focus on ‘core mandate’ after internal review

JP Morgan’s senior management publishes series of observations alongside its second-quarter results today that finds the CIO unit’s judgement to have been poor in the first quarter

While Bruno Iksil, the “London Whale trader” behind the $4.4bn trading loss at JP Morgan, is contemplating life outside the bank today, the outsized bet on a credit portfolio continues to cast a long shadow at its Chief Investment Office.

Jamie Dimon, chairman and chief executive of US bank, said in a statement that the "CIO will no longer trade a synthetic credit portfolio" and will instead "focus on its core mandate of conservatively investing excess deposits to earn a fair return".

WSJ Logo
Pro Bono or Pro Nono? Law Firms Split on Fulfilling Deals With TrumpExternal link

Pro Bono or Pro Nono? Law Firms Split on Fulfilling Deals With Trump