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Midweek Roundup: Merrill Lynch Fined $12 Million For SAR Failings, BNP Paribas Triggers Record AML Fine in Belgium, and More

Merrill Lynch and its parent company agreed to pay $12 million to resolve federal claims that the brokerage failed to file more than 1,500 suspicious activity reports concerning possible fraud, theft and money laundering over a 10-year period, The Wall Street Journal reported. More Belgium's central bank imposed a record €15 million penalty on the Brussels-based subsidiary of French lender BNP Paribas over egregious transaction-monitoring failings and other anti-money laundering deficiencies, ACAMS moneylaundering.com reported. More Several executives, including senior compliance officer Steven Christie, quit Binance, adding to the turmoil facing the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange as it battles intense regulatory...

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