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Malaysian High Court Drops 27M Ringgit Money Laundering Charges Against Ex-PM Najib — But Case Could Be Reopened

In a significant turn of events, Malaysia’s High Court has granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) to former Prime Minister Najib...

Swiss Bank Pictet Fined Over $2.5 Million for Serious Lapses in Anti-Money Laundering Controls

One of Switzerland’s most prominent private banks, Pictet, has been hit with a fine of CHF 2 million (approximately USD 2.5 million) following revelations...

Canada’s New AML Legislation Set to Enforce Mandatory Compliance and Hefty Penalties

Canada is on track to significantly strengthen its anti-money laundering laws with the introduction of Bill C-2, known as the “Strong Borders Act.” Unveiled...

Ex-Janus Henderson Analyst and Sister Convicted in Nearly £1 Million Insider Trading and Money Laundering Scheme

A former analyst at Janus Henderson Investors has been found guilty of orchestrating a sophisticated insider trading and money laundering operation that generated nearly...

US Banks to Shift AML Strategy: Focus Less on Low-Risk, More on Major Threats

Major changes are underway in the United States’ approach to anti-money laundering as federal regulators move to overhaul the Bank Secrecy Act. The proposed...

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RBI Penalises Pune Cooperative Bank for KYC Upload Failures

RBI fined Dharmavir Sambhaji Urban Cooperative Bank ₹10,000 for late CKYCR uploads — one of dozens of cooperative-bank KYC actions in 2026.

DNB Fines ABN AMRO €8.5M Over AML Due Diligence Failures

De Nederlandsche Bank has fined ABN AMRO €8.5m over structural due diligence failures on high-risk customers between 2023 and 2024.

PEP Screening Explained

What a politically exposed person is, why PEPs are higher risk, how screening works, and how to manage a PEP relationship under AML rules.

Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) vs Customer Due Diligence (CDD).

What customer due diligence and enhanced due diligence mean, how they differ, and when higher-risk customers require the enhanced approach.
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