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Swedbank cuts ex-CEO’s severance following AML probe
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Kyle Brasseur2020-03-23T16:22:00
Swedbank has canceled the severance pay of its former CEO and accepted a record fine of 4 billion Swedish Krona (U.S. $390 million) in the wake of the findings of an independent investigation into its anti-money laundering deficiencies.
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