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Jefferies CFO Peg Broadbent dies after contracting coronavirus

'We are heartbroken,' say bank's top executives

The coronavirus pandemic hit close to home for many on Wall Street on Sunday morning with word of the passing of Peg Broadbent, CFO at Jefferies Group, at the age of 56.

“We are heartbroken and grieve that our friend and colleague, Peg Broadbent, has passed away from coronavirus complications,” Jefferies chief executive Rich Handler and president Rich Friedman said in a joint statement.

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