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Credit Suisse Investors Express Concern About Fallout from Greensill Collapse

ZURICH — Credit Suisse warned it may have to book a charge over its dealings with Greensill, as scrutiny grows over its relationship with the British finance firm that collapsed into insolvency. The Swiss bank has had to close around …

UK Fines MT Global $32 Million for Money Laundering Breaches

Britain’s tax authority has slapped a record 23.8 million pound ($32.4 million) fine on MT Global Ltd, a private money services business, for significant breaches of anti money laundering regulations. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said on Thursday it …

Norway Bank DNB Faces Fine for Failure to Comply with Money Laundering Rules

Norway’s biggest bank has been warned that it may be fined 400 million kroner ($45 million) for failing to comply with anti-money laundering rules. The Financial Supervisory Authority in Oslo criticized DNB ASA’s inadequate compliance with the Norwegian Anti-Money Laundering …

Australia’s Westpac Takes A$1.2B Charge Against Q2 Earnings for Laundering, Refunds

Westpac Banking Corp. has taken a A$1.2 billion ($871 million) charge against second-half earnings to cover a record money-laundering fine and the mounting cost of compensating customers for years of misconduct. The charge is the latest blow to Australia’s oldest …

European Insurers’ Coronavirus BI Claims Likely to Be Limited: Moody’s, ABI

Insurers in the UK, France and Germany are likely to face only moderate business interruption (BI) claims as a result of the coronavirus outbreak because pandemic-related claims are excluded from most business interruption policies in the three countries, said Moody’s …

Swedbank Slapped with Record $386M Fine for Money-Laundering Breaches

Sweden’s financial watchdog hit lender Swedbank with a record fine of 4 billion crowns ($386 million) on Thursday for serious deficiencies in its anti-money-laundering work and said the bank had withheld information from authorities. Sweden’s oldest retail bank saw its …

Directors and Officers Face Significantly Higher Range of Risks: Allianz Report

The range of risks facing company executives, or directors and officers (D&Os), has increased significantly in recent years along with resulting insurance claims, according to a report published by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS). Titled “Directors and Officers Insurance …

S&P Revises Qatar Insurance Outlook on Financial Risks from $308M Markerstudy Loan

S&P Global Ratings said it revised its outlook on Qatar Insurance Co. S.A.Q. (QIC) to negative from stable, although it has affirmed the group’s “A” rating. When QIC acquired four of Markerstudy’s subsidiaries in 2018, it also purchased the parent-related …

New Swedbank CEO, Hired from Folksam, Criticized for Ties to Scandal-Hit Bank

Sweden’s biggest shareholder group has criticized Swedbank AB’s choice of chief executive officer, arguing the board opted for an insider who failed to stop the bank sinking into a Baltic money-laundering scandal when he had the chance. Jens Henriksson will …

Fallout from Money Laundering Scandal Continues as Fines Loom for Swedbank

Swedbank AB acknowledged it will no longer be able to live up to its goal of paying out one of the highest dividend ratios in the Nordic finance industry. Sweden’s oldest bank, which is dealing with the fallout of a …