Marc-Alain Galeazzi spoke to German financial newspaper Börsen-Zeitung about the U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 and its effect on foreign financial institutions.
In particular, Marc-Alain emphasized the new authority of U.S. law enforcement agencies to subpoena foreign banks, even if they only have a correspondent account in the U.S., and that it is generally expected that regulatory and criminal enforcement activities will increase.
Read the full article (the article and the interview with Marc-Alain are in German).
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