The firm issued about $36b of investment products after registering with U.S. regulators in August 2019 to sell up to $20.8b. The error will require the firm to repurchase affected securities -- a so-called rescission offer -- at their original price.
“This kind of seemingly basic error may shake confidence in the investment bank going forward,” said Fahed Kunwar, an analyst at Redburn. “With a new management team in place, there are already questions on the ability of the investment bank to continue to its strong performance.”