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desire President Barack Obama limit financial risks could cause some banks such as Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, to forgo part of its assets in private sector investment.

Obama proposes to adopt measures that would limit the ability of banks to risky transactions with taxpayers" money. New restrictions on the size of banks and their investments from theirf28own funds are intended to protect taxpayers and prevent a recurrence of the crisis in 2008 Among the proposals, which still require approval by Congress, is such that banks or financial institutions that own the banks, not will have to own or invest in private equity firms, not related to customer service.

Several U.S. banks have substantial private investment unit. For example, One Equity Partners, owned by JPMorgan, manages assets of $ 8 billion in Goldman Sachs also has a huge private investment fund and invests in its own capital. At present, banks and investment banks provide 9% of the total investments in the private-equity funds in the United States.

initiatives enunciated by President Obama to limit the size of financial institutions and their trade has already fallen off shares of the largest U.S. banks and contributed to the growth of negative sentiment among investors.

By reducing the Dow Jones index up 2% on Thursday, shares of JPMorgan fell by 6,6%, Bank of America - on 6,2%, Goldman Sachs - on 4,1%.

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