U.S. lawmakers endorse new sanctions against North Korea, Amnesty International faults Luxembourg for permitting transactions linked to banned arms and more, in this week's news roundup.
Canada's Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains said the country is considering lifting sanctions against Iran, UBS AG has agreed to fully cooperate with French officials investigating possible tax evasion involving as much as $13 billion, and more, in this week's roundup.
German prosecutors are investigating 2,000 possible instances of tax evasion by clients of UBS AG, MONEYVAL published a report advising Guernsey to increase prosecutions of money laundering, and more, in this week's roundup.
The U.S. Treasury Department blacklisted Lebanese telecommunications firm Spectrum Investment Group Holding SAL and its chairman, Brazil's central bank ordered brokerage firm TOV Corretora to shut down for violating CDD rules, and more, in this week's roundup.
Iran's nuclear chief said that the country is on schedule to meet its commitments under the JCPOA, U.S. Bancorp disclosed that it has entered into a consent order with the OCC, and more, in this week's roundup.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo reportedly seeks to rein in the state's banking regulator, Deutsche Bank sets aside over $1.3 billion for compliance-related penalties and litigation, and more, in this week's news roundup.
An advocacy group criticizes the U.K.'s visa program, New Mexico's Secretary of State pleads guilty to money laundering and embezzlement charges, and more, in this week's news roundup.
A settlement by the U.S. Justice Department requires Swiss private bank BBVA Suiza S.A. to pay a $10.4 million penalty, France and the United Nations are considering imposing sanctions against individuals from the Central African Republic, and more, in this week's roundup.
U.S. prosecutors accuse two Beirut residents of helping Hezbollah launder drug money, FIFA suspends its president for ethics violations, and more, in this week's news roundup.