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Compliance officers in the Netherlands often fail to spot and report funds and accounts potentially tied to terrorism, the Dutch central bank warned Friday. In a statement, De Nederlandsche Bank, or DNB, said that a 9-month review found that compliance staff at four lenders, two payment services providers and two money services businesses lacked expertise to decide whether to process transactions flagged by their automated systems or escalate them, such as by filing a report to the Dutch financial intelligence unit. DNB also warned that financial institutions often do not sufficiently vet clients during the onboarding process, ensure their subsequent...