Danske Bank

Danske Bank A/S is a Danish bank. It was founded 5 October 1871 as Den Danske Landmandsbank, Hypothek- og Vexelbank i Kjøbenhavn. Headquartered in Copenhagen, it is the largest bank in Denmark and a major retail bank in the northern European region with over 5 million retail customers.

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AML Scandal Leads To Danske Exit From Russia, Baltics
AML Scandal Leads To Danske Exit From Russia, Baltics
February 19, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Danske Bank, which was involved in one of the biggest money laundering scandals of all time, will no longer do business in Russia or the...

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Danske Bank Ordered To Shut Down Estonian Branch
Danske Bank Ordered To Shut Down Estonian Branch
February 19, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Danske Bank was ordered by Estonia to shutter its local branch at the center of a money-laundering scandal, and has been given only a few...

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Watchdog Orders Deutsche Bank To Review Policies Post-AML Scandal
Watchdog Orders Deutsche Bank To Review Policies Post-AML Scandal
February 15, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Bafin, the German financial watchdog that is monitoring Deutsche Bank’s involvement in the Danske Bank money laundering scandal, has asked the bank to review some...

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Deutsche Shrinks Correspondent Banking Post-Danske AML Scandal
Deutsche Shrinks Correspondent Banking Post-Danske AML Scandal
February 04, 2019  |  Regulation

In the wake of an investigation of over 200 billion euros ($229 billion) in suspected money laundering at Danske Bank’s Estonia branch, Deutsche Bank has...

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AML Scandals Hamper Estonia’s Digital Society Ambitions
AML Scandals Hamper Estonia’s Digital Society Ambitions
February 01, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

After being implicated in one of the largest money laundering scandals ever, Estonia is struggling to realize its dream of becoming a digital society, according...

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Fed To Investigate Deutsche Bank’s Role In Danske Bank Scandal
Fed To Investigate Deutsche Bank’s Role In Danske Bank Scandal
January 23, 2019  |  Bank Regulation

Deutsche Bank’s handling of billions of dollars in suspicious transactions from Danske Bank’s Estonian branch is raising the ire of the Federal Reserve, which is...

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Danske, Execs Sued By US Shareholder
Danske, Execs Sued By US Shareholder
January 09, 2019  |  Legal

A New York pension fund is suing Danske Bank and four former executives, accusing the bank of lying to investors and boosting its share price...

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Danske Loses Over $15B In Value In 2018
Danske Loses Over $15B In Value In 2018
December 27, 2018  |  International

While Danske Bank’s shareholders started out the year feeling confident, the financial institution’s involvement in a massive money laundering scandal has led to its stock...

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Denmark Demands Danske Bankers ‘Be Held Accountable’
Denmark Demands Danske Bankers ‘Be Held Accountable’
December 20, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Denmark wants the former Danske Bank employees who were recently arrested to “be held accountable” for their actions. Earlier this week, eight people in Estonia...

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