Hong Kong, Singapore regulators fine UBS $59M for client overcharges
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Jaclyn Jaeger2019-11-20T20:14:00
Swiss bank UBS will pay $59 million in total civil penalties in resolutions with both Hong Kong and Swiss regulators for overcharging clients for over a decade.
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