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Watchdog says about 15 Swiss banks in money laundering 'red zone': report
Published Sun, Oct 16, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Vienna
ROUGHLY 15 Swiss banks are in a "red zone" of lenders particularly exposed to money laundering risks, the head of Swiss banking watchdog FINMA said in a newspaper interview published on Sunday.
Swiss federal prosecutors last week said that they have opened criminal proceedings against Zurich- based Falcon Private Bank for alleged failure to prevent suspected money laundering linked to Malaysia's scandal-tainted 1MDB fund.
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