- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By Neil Hodge2023-01-12T15:34:00
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fined Guaranty Trust Bank approximately 7.67 million pounds (U.S. $9.4 million) for weaknesses in its anti-money laundering (AML) systems and controls that spanned a five-year period.
In its final decision notice issued Tuesday, the FCA said between October 2014 and July 2019 that GT Bank—a wholly owned subsidiary of Guaranty Trust Bank Nigeria Limited—failed to carry out adequate customer risk assessments, often neglecting to assess or document the money laundering risks posed by its customers.
The bank also failed to monitor customer transactions and business relationships properly.
2023-10-03T21:01:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
ADM Investor Services International was ordered to pay nearly £6.5 million (U.S. $7.9 million) by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority for not timely addressing anti-money laundering systems and controls deficiencies first alleged by the regulator in 2014.
2023-09-12T15:00:00Z By Neil Hodge
The former CEO of NatWest’s decision to leak client details to the press regarding Nigel Farage is likely to cost the financial industry millions in new compliance checks as U.K. regulators prepare reviews into how banks treat people with extreme political views.
2023-03-29T18:13:00Z By Jeff Dale
The U.K. Gambling Commission announced three units of British bookmaking service William Hill Group will pay a record fine of £19.2 million (U.S. $23.7 million) for failures regarding social responsibility and anti-money laundering.
2025-07-01T23:26:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
Since President Donald Trump took office, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has yet to keep up the level of enforcement it had under previous chair Lina Khan. The agency, however, returned to antitrust action in the case of fuel stations, just in time for the July 4th holiday.
2025-06-25T16:29:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
In May, three commissioners for the Consumer Product Safety Commission were abruptly fired by President Donald Trump and sued for their jobs shortly after. A federal judge has ruled that the commissioners should be reinstated, although it’s unclear whether that ruling may itself be reversed.
2025-06-19T19:28:00Z By Ruth Prickett
Fraud now accounts for around 40% of all crime in the U.K., posing a major problem for banks and consumers. Ted Datta, head of industry practice for financial crime compliance at Moody’s, warns that the risk is growing fast.
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