Sweden’s financial watchdog on Thursday fined SEB $107 million for weak governance practices related to the bank’s anti-money laundering controls in its Baltics subsidiaries.

“Despite the increased risk of money laundering in the Baltic countries, the bank has acted too little and too late,” Director General Erik Thedéen said in a translated statement.

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