HALISTER1: FCA Says Deutsche Got Discount For Agreeing to Settle Early On

FCA Says Deutsche Got Discount For Agreeing to Settle Early On

(Bloomberg) -- Deutsche Bank qualified for a 30% discount on its fine because it agreed to settle at an early stage.
  • FCA says fine would have been GBP229m
  • Customers used mirror trades to transfer more than $6b from Russia to overseas bank accounts, including in Cyprus, Estonia, and Latvia
  • FCA says Deutsche’s Corporate Banking and Securities division in U.K.:
    • Performed inadequate customer due diligence
    • Failed to ensure that its front office took responsibility for the CB&S division’s Know Your Customer obligations
    • Used flawed customer and country risk rating methodologies
    • Had deficient AML policies and procedures
    • Had an inadequate AML IT infrastructure
  • EARLIER: FCA Fines Deutsche Bank GBP163M for Money Laundering Failings
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