SPUTNIK NEWS – July 20, 2018: The article highlights that authorities have accused Rothschild Bank AG and its subsidiary Rothschild Trust AG of not only failing to reveal the source of the assets of dubious customers but also of expanding their business dealings with them.

Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has concluded an investigation into suspected money laundering operations involving Rothschild Bank and Malaysian state investment fund 1MDB. The regulator concluded that Rothschild Bank was in “serious breach” of “due diligence, reporting and documentation requirements.”

The case involving the Rothschild Bank was one of seven enforcement proceedings launched by the FINMA against 1MDB amid suspicions of a serious breach of Swiss banking laws.

The Swiss FINMA regulator accuses the Rothschild bank of not only establishing business dealings with dubious customers suspected of money laundering activities, but “considerably expand[ing]” their business dealings with them and reporting suspicions “only after a substantial delay,” thereby breaching the bank’s reporting requirements. Rothschild Bank AG was also said to have “failed to adequately document” high-risk transactions.

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Swiss regulator: Rothschild Bank AG broke anti-moneylaundering rules in 1MDB case

REUTERS – July 20, 2018: Rothschild Bank AG and one of its subsidiaries committed serious violations of anti-moneylaundering rules in relation to 1MDB, the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund, Switzerland’s financial regulator said on Friday (July 20).

The regulator, FINMA, said in a statement it was nonetheless closing its probe into Rothschild. It will review the steps the institution has taken to tighten up its procedures.

Rothschild Bank AG said it noted the regulator’s comments and regretted the breaches that occurred.

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Rothschild Bank Broke Money-Laundering Rules

BLOOMBERG – July 20, 2018: Rothschild Bank AG and one of its subsidiaries were found to have seriously breached money-laundering rules in the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB Malaysian corruption case, which has ensnared lenders around the world.

Swiss financial regulator Finma said Friday it will appoint an outside auditor to review controls put in place by the bank and its Rothschild Trust (Schweiz) AG unit. The decision wraps up the last of seven investigations by the authority relating to Swiss banks and the Malaysian state investment company.

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The Rothschilds and Bankers Control America – Full Documentary

ALIS MARS – July 20, 2018: An insightful documentary about Rothschild banking in the United States and debt.

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