Standard Chartered accused of helping to fund terrorists – what does it mean for investors?

Whistleblowers have accused one of the UK’s largest banks of carrying out illegal transactions worth more than $100 billion. What does it mean for customers and investors?

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Standard Chartered, one of the UK’s largest banks and the sponsor of Liverpool FC, has been accused of helping to fund terrorist activities.

Whistleblowers first raised the alarm in 2012, filing a lawsuit in Manhattan that was ultimately overturned. Now, they have filed new documents that claim to show thousands of illegal transactions worth more than $100 billion. 

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Katie Williams
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