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Banque Havilland Loses UK Appeal Over Qatar Currency Plot as Tribunal Slashes Fine
Luxembourg-based Banque Havilland has failed to overturn sanctions imposed by Britain’s financial watchdog over an alleged scheme connected to efforts to weaken Qatar’s currency, though a UK tribunal has significantly reduced the financial penalty. In a ruling issued on Tuesday, London’s Upper Tribunal rejected the bank’s appeal against the Financial Conduct Authority’s findings but lowered the fine to £4mn from the original £10mn. The tribunal also upheld penalties imposed o
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CaixaBank Hit with Record €17.6 Million Fine for Money Laundering Failures
Spanish regulators have confirmed a massive fine of 17,601,000 euros against CaixaBank following serious breaches of anti-money laundering obligations. The administrative decision was officially published in the Official State Gazette under resolution BOE-A-2025-26201 on December 11, 2025, and stems from failures in monitoring high-value property transactions that took place years ago. The penalty, one of the largest ever levied against a Spanish bank for non-compliance with
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