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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

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18 Jun 2024 HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SAFINMA: HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) breached anti-money laundering rules for two PEPs SwitzerlandCustomer due diligence Order

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) found that, for two politically exposed persons, the bank insufficiently clarified the origin and purpose of assets – transactions of more than 300 million USD from a Lebanese state institution between 2002 and 2015 – and only reported them to the reporting office in September 2020. It ordered a review of all PEP relationships, a ban on new PEP relationships until the review is completed and the appointment of an audit agent; the decision was not final at the time of publication (date of the announcement used as decision date).

What organisations can take from it

In PEP relationships, document the origin and purpose of large payments; a report made years later is no report.

Relevance to training and awareness

Dealing with politically exposed persons (PEPs)

Authority / court
Eidgenössische Finanzmarktaufsicht (FINMA)
Area of law
Money laundering and terrorist financing · Customer due diligence
Legal basis
Schweizer Geldwäschereirecht (laut FINMA)
Action
Order
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Financial services and insurance
Published
18 Jun 2024

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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