U.S. prosecutors accuse Afghan man of laundering proceeds of a U.S. government loan, U.K. authorities charge Barclays Bank executives with fraud linked to Qatari funds, and more, in the midweek roundup.
A former Nigerian governor jailed in the United Kingdom for laundering embezzled state assets was unlawfully detained as prosecutors tried to claw back millions of pounds before releasing him last year, a court ruled Monday.
U.K. prosecutors involved in U.S. investigation of Societe Generale's alleged bribery scheme in Libya, Europol chief said banks largely avoided global "ransomware" attack, and more, in the midweek roundup.
Bitcoin exchanges struggling to clear U.S. dollars, EU officials make continued U.K. access to the single market access contingent on continued EU regulation, and more, in the midweek roundup.
Trump close to nominating new Federal Reserve chairman, U.S. prosecutors tie British financial institution to Magnitsky funds, and more, in the midweek roundup.
U.K. lawmaker wants only limited changes to rules for reporting suspicious financial activity, Swiss investigation of banks tied to 1MDB advances, and more, in this week's roundup.
Denmark's Danske Bank and Sweden's Nordea are cooperating with investigators probing a massive money laundering scheme, Ukrainian officials plan to blacklist foreign politicians who visited Crimea following its seizure by Russia, and more, in the midweek roundup.
Independent monitoring of Standard Chartered Bank's AML compliance efforts set to be extended, Canadian lender fined last year for AML lapses identified, and more, in the midweek roundup.
U.S. and U.K. banks consider quantifying regulatory risk posed by President Donald Trump, nonprofit accuses banking regulators of opacity, and more, in the midweek roundup.
The U.S. Justice Department's new FCPA chief previously called for more corruption-related prosecutions of individuals, U.K. banks want EU laws implemented before Brexit, and more, in the midweek roundup.
The EU's highest court upheld sanctions levied last year against Russia-based weapons manufacturer Almaz-Antey, U.S. senators called for new sanctions against senior Venezuelan officials, and more, in the midweek roundup.
Russia denies quid pro quo with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, JPMorgan Chase plans to trim compliance expenditures, and more, in the midweek roundup.
New Zealand publish plans to extend AML/CTF obligations to lawyers and accountants, European leaders support extension of sanctions against Russia, and more, in the midweek roundup.
The ex-chairman of Taiwan's Mega International Commercial Bank allegedly moved $7 million in illicit funds through Hong Kong, Russia blames foreign spies for cyberattacks on country's banks, and more, in the midweek roundup.
U.K. regulator won't adopt the U.S. system of allowing companies accused of misconduct to supervise their own investigations, another hacking syndicate targets banks through SWIFT, and more, in the midweek roundup.
The U.K. FCA levied 27 enforcement actions against individuals in 2015, U.S. and U.K. authorities are investigating whether "mirror trades" conducted by Deutsche Bank's equity desk in Moscow helped wealthy Russians violate AML rules, and more, in the midweek roundup.