瑞典银行Swedbank在反洗钱调查中暂停爱沙尼亚分行CEO和CFO职务

Swedbank’s local headquarters in Tallinn, Estonia. PHOTO: INTS KALNINS/REUTERS

STOCKHOLM— Swedbank AB late Monday suspended the chief executive and chief financial officer of its Estonian business amid a continuing internal investigation into compliance of money laundering rules at the bank.

德哥尔摩--Swedbank AB (SWDBY)周一晚间暂停了其爱沙尼亚业务的首席执行长和首席财务长职务，该行继续对其遵守反洗钱规定的情况进行内部调查。

Swedbank came under scrutiny in February after a Swedish broadcaster reported that billions of dollars of illicit funds may have passed through the bank’s Estonian branch in a link to money laundering at Danske Bank AS . Former Chief Executive Birgitte Bonnesen was ousted in March over the scandal while then Chairman Lars Idermark quit shortly after.

Swedbank在2月份时面临审视，此前一家瑞典广播公司报道称，与丹麦银行(Danske Bank A/S, DANSKE.KO)洗钱活动有关的数十亿美元非法资金可能已经流经该行的爱沙尼亚分行。前首席执行长Birgitte Bonnesen因此丑闻于3月被免职，时任董事长Lars Idermark也很快辞职。

In April, Swedbank set up an anti-financial-crime unit within the bank and appointed law firm Clifford Chance to lead an internal investigation. Financial regulators in the U.S., Sweden and three Baltic countries have launched probes into the bank’s risk management and controls.

Swedbank在4月份在该行内部成立了一个反金融犯罪部门，并委派高伟绅律师事务所(Clifford Chance)牵头进行内部调查。美国、瑞典和三个波罗的海国家的金融监管机构已对该行的风险管理和控制展开调查。

The current chair of the management board and CEO of Swedbank Estonia, Robert Kitt, and the current CFO and management board member of Swedbank Estonia, Vaiko Tammevali, will both leave their positions on the management board and have been suspended until further notice, the bank said.

该行表示，Swedbank Estonia现任管理委员会主席兼首席执行长Robert Kitt和现任首席财务长兼管理委员会成员Vaiko Tammevali都将暂停在该委员会的职务，直至另行通知。

Furthermore, council member Priit Perens will end his employment with the bank and has left the council.

此外，理事会成员Priit Perens将结束他在该行的工作并已离开该理事会。

This is a “consequence of the ongoing internal investigation,” said Charlotte Elsnitz, head of Baltic banking at Swedbank.

Swedbank波罗的海银行业务主管Charlotte Elsnitz表示，这是“正在进行的内部调查的结果之一”。

“As previously communicated, Swedbank has initiated an in-depth internal investigation with the help of external resources to investigate historical anti money-laundering compliance and Swedbank will continuously act upon the conclusions of the investigations.”

“正如之前所沟通的，瑞典银行已经在外部资源的帮助下启动了深入的内部调查，以调查反洗钱合规的历史情况。瑞典银行将根据调查结果继续采取行动。”

Olavi Lepp, currently chief risk officer, is named acting chairman of the management board and acting CEO of Swedbank Estonia, while Anna Kouts, currently head of treasury, is named acting CFO and acting member of the management board.

现任首席风险长Olavi Lepp被任命为Swedbank Estonia的管理委员会代理主席兼代理首席执行长，现任资金部主管Anna Kouts被任命为代理首席财务长和管理委员会代理成员。

Dominic Chopping

June 18, 2019 12:42 pm ET

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