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Deutsche Bank sees exodus of investment bankers in Asia

Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG, the German lender that’s struggling to enact a turnaround, has seen a surge in turnover among investment bankers in Asia since May, as cost-cutting and sinking morale has prompted dealmakers to leave, people with knowledge of the matter said. Almost 50 bankers in Hong Kong and Singapore have left in the past six months, or about ...

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Danske scandal: First bankers apprehended

Bloomberg An international criminal investigation into Danske Bank A/S has led to the first group of bankers being apprehended, and prosecutors say more will probably follow. Police in Estonia have detained 10 former Danske employees in connection with what may be Europe’s biggest ever money laundering case. The country’s head of central criminal police, Aivar Alavere, said the group is ...

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Santander’s UK unit gets $42mn FCA fines

Bloomberg The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority fined Banco Santander SA’s UK unit 32.8 million pounds ($42 million) — the regulator’s biggest penalty this year — for failing to pass on inheritances to dead customers’ beneficiaries. The bank didn’t transfer funds totalling 183 million pounds to beneficiaries when it should have, affecting 40,428 customers, the regulator said on Wednesday. The bank ...

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