Standard Chartered agrees $340m settlement

ALJAZEERA:  Standard Chartered has agreed to pay $340m to settle allegations that it hid $250bn in transactions with Iran from New York state regulators in violation of US sanctions…

Under the terms of the settlement, the bank agreed to its transactions being monitored for two years and to appoint auditors to investigate compliance with US sanctions.

The Treasury Department told the AFP news agency that the settlement would not halt its own investigation…  (more)

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