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11th January 2019

Hong Kong regulator fines JPMorgan over anti-money laundering, CDD failures

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has reprimanded and penalised JPMorgan Chase Bank HK$12.5 million ($1.60 million) for breaching anti-money laundering rules, after a probe revealed deficiencies in customer due diligence (CDD) and other areas. According to the watchdog, the investigation found that, between April 2012 and February 2014, JPMorgan… Read More

11th January 2019

Investor Browder asks France to investigate Danske in Magnitsky case

Bill Browder, founder and CEO of investment fund Hermitage Capital Management, said on Thursday he had asked French authorities to investigate Danske Bank over alleged money laundering, rather than treating it as a witness. Danske Bank (DANSKE.CO) is already under investigation by authorities in Denmark, Estonia, Britain and the United… Read More

11th January 2019

Sanctions: Democrats question Treasury chief on Russian oligarch

AP — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told lawmakers in a classified briefing Thursday that the Trump administration will keep strict U.S. sanctions on Oleg Deripaska and any companies he owns, but Democrats say they still have concerns that the government is being too soft on the… Read More

11th January 2019

Confessions of a compliance officer: A mighty banker crashes to earth

Have you ever worked with a ‘spoilt rotten’ star trader before, watched him feted by bosses and get his or her own way – yes, even with compliance matters! What ever becomes of such an individual? A London-based compliance officer looks back, aghast, at the time he worked with such… Read More

11th January 2019

UK: Ex-Premier League footballer accused of money laundering

Former footballer Sam Sodje has reportedly been accused of laundering thousands of pounds after he helped fraudsters move their cash through his bank account. As part of the scheme, the fraudsters sent emails to firms in Columbia, India and Italy, purporting to be their supplier. Funds were then paid into… Read More

11th January 2019

Watchdog orders Deutsche Bank to re-examine 20,000 risky customers by June

Germany’s financial markets watchdog is requiring Deutsche Bank to re-examine the files of about 20,000 risky clients by the end of June as part of its “know your customer” process, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank has come under fire for weaknesses in its procedures… Read More

10th January 2019

Iran says it will reciprocate after EU sanctions Iranians

Iran said on Wednesday that it would reciprocate after the European Union added two Iranian individuals and an Iranian intelligence unit to the bloc’s terrorist list. EU ministers agreed on Tuesday to add the names to the list and freeze their assets, effective from Wednesday, as the Netherlands accused Iran… Read More

10th January 2019

US: Sanctions for TV mogul, Venezuelan firms over $2 billion scam

The US has imposed sanctions on the owner of a TV station, former Venezuelan government officials and other companies it says were part of a bribery and currency exchange scheme that generated over $2.4 billion in corrupt proceeds. Venezuelan officials plundered funds from the government through conducting illegal foreign… Read More

10th January 2019

UK: MP cleared of election expenses fraud, aide convicted

A member of parliament from Prime Minister Theresa May’s minority ruling Conservative Party was cleared on Wednesday of declaring false expenses during Britain’s 2015 national election in which he narrowly beat leading Brexit figure Nigel Farage. Craig Mackinlay, 52, defeated Farage, the former head of the UKIP party, to win… Read More

10th January 2019

Anti-money laundering analysis: UK FCA and EU blacklists update

A key element in the application of the risk-based approach (RBA) to financial crime is the identification by a firm of those countries with which its customers are closely linked and which are also adjudged to be high risk in financial crime terms. There are many lists of such high-risk… Read More