Emerging markets bank Standard Chartered bank hopes to settle all claims over Iran-linked transactions with US agencies by the end of the year.
Reuters reports that the bank is close to agreeing a joint settlement with the Manhattan District Attorney, the US Treasury Department, the New York Federal Reserve and the Justice Department that will mirror a settlement made in August with New York's banking regulator.
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The allegations were that it breached US sanctions and hid $250bn of financial transactions with Iran.
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