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Deutsche Bank’s sanctions and AML control flaws – too little, too late

Image of the front of NYC's Deutsche Bank Offices on Wall Street.
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The US Federal Reserve fined Deutsche Bank and its US affiliates $186m for failing to sufficiently address sanctions and money-laundering shortcomings flagged by the US central bank.

Last Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Board issued a $186m fine to Deutsche Bank AG and its New York branch for failing to fix “unsafe and unsound banking practices” that the bank had promised to remedy as long ago as 2015.

The bank may face additional penalties if it