Civil financial penalty for regulatory and AML/CFT breaches relating to one correspondent banking relationship
The JFSC imposed a civil financial penalty of GBP 498,000 on Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets plc, Jersey Branch, for breaches of regulatory requirements and AML/CFT obligations relating to a single correspondent banking relationship that the branch treated like an ordinary commercial customer over a long period. The JFSC cited the firm's prior compliance record, remediation and cooperation. The matter concerned the Jersey branch; the licence holder is the same legal entity that operates the Guernsey and Isle of Man branches.
failed to adequately identify the correspondent banking relationship
JFSC refers to the firm's remediation and cooperation.