Fed to Bank of Nova Scotia: Fix AML Controls
The U.S. Federal Reserve and the New York Department of Financial Services in an enforcement action this week ordered the Bank of Nova Scotia and its New York agency to significantly improve its anti-money laundering operations. The bank and the branch have 60 days to jointly submit a written enhanced ...
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