Tag: FINMA

February 11, 2015 BY Mike Fox

Switzerland's FINMA takes aim at CIS institutions with new anti money laundering rules

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has opened a consultation on the draft revised version of the FINMA Anti-Money Laundering Ordinance. The revised ordinance reflects both the revised Anti-Money Laundering Act of 12 December 2014 and the revised Financial Action Task Force recommendations. The revised ordinance also includes insights gained from supervisory practice and…

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November 27, 2014 BY Mike Fox

More FX bank traders in hot water...

As fines have been levied, now more probes and disciplinary actions for individual traders who were alleged to be part of FX manipulation scandals are getting under way, some of the latest include one trader from UBS Switzerland and well as BNY Mellon in London. Bloomberg is reporting that co-chief currency dealer Niall O’Riordan is…

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