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Weekly Roundup: Barclays to Exit U.K. Remittance Business, Vatican Bank Inquiry Finds ‘Clear Failings,’ and More
printLondon-based Barclays Bank will close accounts for some 250 money services businesses by July 10, citing concerns that the companies could be unwitting accomplices to money launderers and terrorist financiers, Financial Times said Thursday. Experts contend the move will affect the Somali community, which sends $1.2 billion annually from the U.K. to the war torn nation. More An individual alleged to be part of a $230 million tax fraud has been charged with embezzling $132 million, Moscow Times reported, citing Kommersant. Olga Tsymai, who formerly worked as a tax inspector, is accused of being part of a criminal group that...
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Barclays will pay British regulators more than £72 million for poorly scrutinizing transactions made on behalf of high-value clients in a case that could lead to penalties for the bankers involved.
Britain's top bank association will soon review whether taxes, regulatory uncertainty and toughened compliance standards are prompting financial institutions to threaten to move their headquarters out of London.
Somali pirates are exploiting remittance services offered by regional telecommunications companies to launder the proceeds of kidnapping and other crimes, according to the World Bank.
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A Sierra Leone man is accused of violating U.S. sanctions and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the UAE ordered financial institutions to freeze the assets of individuals tied to insurgent groups from Somalia and Eritrea, and more, in this week's roundup.
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A Dutch businessman agreed to pay 34.5 million euros to the Netherlands for operating First Curacao International Bank without a license, a San Antonio, TX man pleaded guilty to running an illegal money transmitter, and more, in this week's roundup.
U.S. lawmakers threaten to impose sanctions on Russia for harboring Edward Snowden, Switzerland transfers $962 million for backdated taxes, and more, in this week's news roundup.
The European Union's Court of Justice concluded that EU authorities unfairly froze the assets of a Saudi businessman accused of terrorist financing, Kuwait's Capital Markets Authority issued new AML guidelines, and more, in this week's roundup.
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Italian prosecutors seize $10.5 billion from one of Europe's wealthiest families, a judge questions HSBC's agreement with the U.S. Justice Department, and more, in this week's news roundup.
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