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Russian Billionaire Tied to Putin Is Focus of Inquiry

06/11/2014(0)
A billionaire Russian businessman known to have ties to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and a company the businessman controlled have been the focus of a federal investigation ... Read More
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Espírito Santo Financial Files for Bankruptcy

10/10/2014(0)
Espírito Santo Financial, which was a large shareholder of the bailed-out Portuguese lender Banco Espírito Santo, lost a bid last week for creditor protection in Luxembourg. The Espírito Santo ... Read More
tax

Belize Firm Charged in $500 Million Tax-Evasion Scheme

10/09/2014(0)
IPC Management Services LLC, a Belize-based investment firm, and its founder were accused of a $500 million scheme to launder money and hide investments as part of a U.S. ... Read More
COUTTS BANK

Royal Bank of Scotland to offload global Coutts arm

12/08/2014(0)
Royal Bank of Scotland said it planned to sell the international operations of Coutts, its private bank for wealthy clients including Queen Elizabeth II and David Beckham, just months ... Read More
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Standard Chartered faces further US fine

06/08/2014(0)
Standard Chartered warned it could face more US fines over its money-laundering controls as it reported a 20% fall in half-year profits. US regulators have identified new problems with ... Read More
ubs

Money laundering investigation for UBS AG by French magistartes

25/07/2014(0)
UBS is under formal investigation by French magistrates for money laundering regarding whether the bank helped wealthy French customers evade taxes. The bank has been ordered to pay bail ... Read More
mas

MAS against money laundering and terrorist financing

17/07/2014(0)
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is seeking public feedback on proposed new measures to further protect Singapore’s financial system from being used to launder money or finance terrorism. ... Read More
Bank-of-China

China Said to Probe Alleged Bank of China Money Laundering

10/07/2014(0)
China’s central bank and currency regulator are investigating a state media report that alleged Bank of China Ltd. broke rules on transferring money overseas, two government officials familiar with ... Read More
banks

After BNP, U.S. targets on more banks

01/07/2014(0)
BNP Paribas’ guilty plea and agreement to pay nearly $9 billion for violating U.S. sanctions is part of a larger U.S. Justice Department shift in strategy that is expected ... Read More
acca

ACCA welcomes new rules against money laundering and terrorist finacing

20/06/2014(0)
The keywords in fighting money laundering and terrorist financing throughout Europe and worldwide are transparency and consistency between EU rules and the international approach, says global accountancy body In ... Read More
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