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Midweek Roundup: Lebanon Investigates Blacklisted Bank, UK Imposes Record MSB Fine, and More

Lebanese officials plan to investigate Jammal Trust Bank after the U.S. Treasury Department blacklisted the lender for allegedly providing services to Hezbollah, Bloomberg reported. More U.K. tax authorities imposed a record £7.8 million penalty against a money transmitter accused of widespread anti-money laundering compliance failures, ACAMS moneylaundering.com reported. More Many large banks in the European Union are allocating additional resources and staff towards AML compliance following a series of money laundering scandals across the bloc, Euromoney reported. More One of every two U.K. law firms underestimates the money-laundering risks they face, according to a survey of more than 200 senior...

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