HALISTER1: Danske Reported to Police for Violating Anti-Laundering Rules

Danske Reported to Police for Violating Anti-Laundering Rules

(Bloomberg) -- Danske says the FSA has reported bank to the police for “violating the provisions of the Danish Anti-Money Laundering Act,” according to statement on bank website.
  • Violations are regarding “correspondent bank relationships, including non-compliance with the order issued by the FSA in this area in 2012”
  • Report followed FSA inspection
  • Flemming Pristed, Group General Counsel, says in statement that bank is cooperating with investigation
  • “In step with the mounting challenges with regard to money laundering, we have in recent years increased our efforts considerably and have launched a number of measures, which we are now implementing, but they have yet to take full effect,” Pristed says
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Source: BFW (Bloomberg First Word)

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