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Weekly Roundup: EU Nations Criticize Bloc-wide AML Supervision Plan, UK Officials Investigate Shell Firms Tied to Danske Bank, and More

Luxembourg, Sweden, Finland and the Netherlands have expressed concerns in a closed-door meeting about the European Commission's plan to give more power to the European Banking Authority to supervise EU financial institutions for anti-money laundering purposes, Reuters reported, citing a European official. More The U.K. National Crime Agency has launched an investigation into the use of U.K.-registered firms in moving billions of dollars in potentially illicit transactions through Danske Bank Estonia, Reuters reported. More The Moody's credit rating agency has downgraded its financial outlook for Danske Bank in anticipation of money laundering-related penalties against the Danish lender, Reuters reported. More...

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