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Banks are de-risking due to lack of regulatory direction

Banks are struggling to balance growing compliance costs with the need for a risk-based approach to individual client accounts. Regulatory guidance isn’t helping, a London conference hears

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While regulators ramp up their warnings on the consequences of wholesale de-risking, banks are requesting clearer and more specific guidance related to anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) compliance.

The lack of regulatory guidance on how to continue serving companies in high-risk countries is particularly worrying when the risks of non-compliance are so high, said

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