Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Boston Globe Makes a Quick British Withdrawal

And so will I. 

"UK lender’s stock plunges after Iran bank deals" by Gavin Finch, Bloomberg News / August 8, 2012

Standard Chartered PLC’s stock fell the most in almost 24 years as an analyst estimated it may face costs of $5.5 billion after being accused of violating US money laundering laws over its dealings with Iranian banks.

Standard Chartered may lose its license to operate in New York. Its Department of Financial Services found the bank conducted $250 billion of deals with Iranian banks over seven years and earned hundreds of millions of dollars in fees for handling transactions for institutions subject to US economic sanctions....

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Actually, the link sends you to a separate article by the New York Times.

RelatedStandard Chartered chief rejects N.Y. claims on Iran

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