HALISTER1: Nordea Reported to Danish Police After FSA Faults AML Compliance

Nordea Reported to Danish Police After FSA Faults AML Compliance

(Bloomberg) -- Danish FSA investigation into Nordea Bank Danmark’s compliance with anti-money laundering rules has been handed over to police for further handling and possible sanctions, bank says
  • CEO Casper von Koskull says in statement that deficiencies are “unacceptable” and “becoming compliant is an absolute top priority for Nordea”
  • Bank “initially underestimated the complexity and the time it takes to change our procedures,” he says
  • Danish FSA investigated last year Nordea Bank Danmark’s compliance; FSA findings related to Nordea’s “earlier reported deficiencies,” banks says
  • Compliance area is to grow; unit has 850 full-time employees focusing on these tasks “with the aim to be around 1,150 by the end of this year” and “is expected to grow even further”
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Source: BFW (Bloomberg First Word)

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