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Standard Chartered is screening thousands of its wealthiest clients after an internal review prompted by a reprimand from Emirati regulators two years ago identified due-diligence gaps within its private banking division, Bloomberg reported. More London-based British Arab Commercial Bank agreed to pay $4 million to settle U.S. and U.K. allegations that it processed nearly $200 million in transactions prohibited by sanctions against Sudan. More Swedbank informed Swedish and Estonian regulators of continued weaknesses in its AML controls, the Financial Times reported. More Swedbank also allowed Swedish prosecutors to interview an attorney who was hired to conduct an internal investigation into...