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  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2024
    Former Swedbank chief faces prison over money-laundering scandal

    Birgitte Bonnesen becomes first banker convicted over Estonia money-laundering affair

    Swedbank’s former CEO Birgitte Bonnesen arrives at court
  • Thursday, 20 July, 2023
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    Swedish property: banks are playing it cool as property risks heat up Premium content

    The country’s lenders are relaxed despite rising debt costs bursting a real estate bubble

    Johan Torgeby, chief executive of SEB
  • Tuesday, 4 January, 2022
    Swedbank ex-chief charged over Baltic money-laundering scandal

    Birgitte Bonnesen accused of downplaying problems at lender’s Estonian operation

    Birgitte Bonnesen
  • Monday, 27 July, 2020
    News in-depthEuropean companies
    Swedish companies reap benefits of country’s Covid-19 approach

    Better than expected numbers suggests no-lockdown strategy helped business

  • Monday, 18 May, 2020
    Swedbank chief sets ‘big hairy goal’ after scandal

    Jens Henriksson insists the lender can move on from money-laundering investigations

    Jens Henriksson, chief executive of Swedbank, at the lender's headquarters in Stockholm in October
  • Sunday, 3 May, 2020
    European companies
    Swedish bosses urge Europe not to waste opportunity from Covid-19

    Industrialists argue stimulus measures must be used to help achieve broader social goals

  • Monday, 23 March, 2020
    Swedbank failings on €37bn of transactions revealed in report

    Clifford Chance review reveals lack of controls to combat money laundering

    FILE PHOTO: A view of the Swedbank in Tallinn, Estonia October 3, 2019. Picture taken October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo
  • Thursday, 19 March, 2020
    Swedbank fined $400m over weak money-laundering controls

    Swedish and Estonian regulators find largest Baltics bank withheld documents

    Pedestrians pass a Swedbank AB bank branch in Riga, Latvia, on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. In 2016 the country's growth was forecast at double the pace of the euro area while its budget deficit was seen at 1.3 percent of gross domestic product, compared with a 3 percent shortfall for Poland, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg
  • Wednesday, 11 March, 2020
    Swedbank probe uncovers $4.8m of suspicious activity

    Money laundering investigation identifies 586 transactions that could trigger US fines

    A logo installation sits outside the Swedbank AB headquarters in Sundbyberg, Sweden, on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Shares of Sweden’s oldest bank Swedbank have erased all the gains seen since Chief Executive Officer Birgitte Bonnesen took the helm of the bank in April 2016, after money-laundering allegations wiped out a fifth of its market value. Photographer: Mikael Sjoberg/Bloomberg
  • Monday, 9 December, 2019
    New Swedbank chief reviews culture amid money-laundering probes

    Lender is under investigation in US, Sweden, Estonia and Latvia

    Swedbank signs are seen on the bank's Latvian head office in Riga, Latvia, April 9, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
  • Wednesday, 23 October, 2019
    Swedbank chief aims to lift ‘dark cloud’ of money-laundering claims

    Jens Henriksson denies probes by US and European authorities are an existential threat

    Swedbank signs are seen on the bank's Latvian head office in Riga, Latvia, April 9, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
  • Tuesday, 17 September, 2019
    Swedbank admits to money-laundering failings

    Sweden’s oldest bank offers clearest comments yet on lapses in $135bn dirty money scandal

    Latvia Economy And Finance As Baltic Nation Prepares To Adopt The Euro...A logo sits illuminated at night outside a Swedbank AB bank branch in Riga, Latvia, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. The country of 2 million will become the 18th member of the euro area in January after transforming its finances and recovering from the world's deepest collapse in output four years ago. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
  • Wednesday, 17 July, 2019
    LexEuropean banks
    Swedbank/Baltic probe: now, Loki here Premium content

    If Od was a balance sheet item, Swedish lender would have a deficit

    FILE PHOTO: Swedbank sign is seen on the building of the bank's Lithuanian headquarters in Vilnius, Lithuania March 30, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo
  • Monday, 17 June, 2019
    Swedbank ousts Estonian chiefs over money laundering claims

    Problems deepen for largest bank in Baltics as internal investigation widens

    Construction workers push cart past Swedbank local headquarters building in Tallinn, Estonia March 25, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
  • Monday, 13 May, 2019
    Swedbank investors call for vote on former PM becoming chairman

    Sweden’s oldest bank has been rocked by money laundering allegations

    Swedbank signs are seen on the bank's Latvian head office in Riga, Latvia, April 9, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
  • Thursday, 25 April, 2019
    Swedbank creates financial crime unit after dirty money scandal

    Sweden’s oldest lender admits shortcomings in how it dealt with risks

  • Thursday, 11 April, 2019
    LexCorporate governance
    Corporate scandals: muffled reports Premium content

    Investigators often receive a brief so narrow, that painful findings are unlikely

    Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Norwood Builder Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes
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  • Friday, 5 April, 2019
    News in-depthThe Big Read
    The Russian shadow over banking’s Nordic noir

    Swedish and Danish banks are embroiled in a massive money laundering scandal in the Baltic states

  • Friday, 5 April, 2019
    Swedbank chairman resigns amid money laundering scandal

    Lars Idermark departs a week after the bank’s chief executive was fired

  • Wednesday, 3 April, 2019
    John Gapper
    Criminals got a good service at Nordic banks

    Swedbank and Danske Bank hunted for low-risk profits but fell foul of money launderers

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  • Tuesday, 2 April, 2019
    Banking Weekly podcast19 min listen
    Deutsche-Commerzbank merger, Nordic money laundering and Wells Fargo’s departing CEO
  • Monday, 1 April, 2019
    Inside BusinessPatrick Jenkins
    Swedbank, Wells Fargo and Metro: all look too good to be true

    Departures mark fall from grace of banks revered as models for post-crisis banking

    Tim Sloan
  • Sunday, 31 March, 2019
    Swedbank in war of words with prosecutors after raid

    Swedish lender accused of refusing to hand over report on money laundering

  • Friday, 29 March, 2019
    News in-depthEuropean banks
    How the woes of Danske and Swedbank are rippling out

    A seemingly small affair has turned into one of the biggest money laundering scandals ever

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									Swedish bank, Swedbank CEO Birgitte Bonnesen during an interview in Sockholm, Sweden, 22 March 2019, issued 28 March 2018. According to media reports on 27 March 2019, Police from the Swedish Economic Crimes Authority searched Swedbank's headquarters in Sundbyberg, Stockholm, the raid was part of an investigation into whether Swedbank had infringed insider information requirements by informing its largest shareholders in advance of an SVT television station report on money laundering allegations that was broadcast on 20 February.
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									A picture taken on March 27, 2019 shows the headquarters of Swedbank AB, located in Sundbyberg, outside Stockholm. - The Swedish Economic Crime Authority (EBM) reported it started a raid at the offices of Swedbank, one of the country's most major banks, over a money-laundering scandal. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP)JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images
  • Thursday, 28 March, 2019
    LexEuropean banks
    Swedbank: Baltic blues Premium content

    Lender’s priority is full transparency, which requires strong leadership

    A picture taken on March 27, 2019 shows the headquarters of Swedbank AB, located in Sundbyberg, outside Stockholm. - The Swedish Economic Crime Authority (EBM) reported it started a raid at the offices of Swedbank, one of the country's most major banks, over a money-laundering scandal. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP)JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images
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