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Raised the Estonia branch concerns internally, later gave public evidence
Jurisdiction · Denmark
Financial conduct records — Denmark
7 documented case files are recorded in Denmark. Every entry summarises material already published by a court, prosecutor, regulator or established news organisation, and links to that source.
Danish records are supervised by Finanstilsynet (the Danish FSA) and prosecuted by the Special Crime Unit (NSK), with anti-money-laundering obligations set by the Danish AML Act implementing the EU directives.
Case files in this group
| Ref. | Matter | Jurisdiction | Authority | Arose | Last decision | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DK-2018-01 | Danske Bank Estonia branch: internal disclosure, Danish FSA orders and a later US resolution Danske Bank A/S | Denmark | Finanstilsynet (Danish FSA) | 3 May 2018 | 13 December 2022 | Concluded — resolved 2022 |
| DK-2026-01 | Joint Nordic inspection of the Danske Bank group compliance function Danske Bank A/S — Group Compliance | Denmark | Finanstilsynet, with the Norwegian and Swedish authorities | 1 February 2025 | 27 April 2026 | Inspection report published |
| DK-2026-01 | Disclosure on customer due diligence in high-volume merchant onboarding Danish payments institution (entity not named pending review) | Denmark | Finanstilsynet (review requested) | 11 February 2026 | 11 February 2026 | Open disclosure |
| DK-2024-02 | Danish FSA inspection of correspondent banking controls Nordea Danmark, branch of Nordea Bank Abp | Denmark | Finanstilsynet | 1 June 2024 | 1 June 2024 | Inspection report published |
| DK-2024-03 | Danish police charge Nordea over 2012–2015 anti-money-laundering compliance Nordea Bank Abp | Denmark | Danish Special Crime Unit (NSK) | 4 June 2019 | 13 May 2022 | Charges filed — proceedings pending |
| DK-2024-04 | Danish FSA inspection of AML controls at Saxo Bank Saxo Bank A/S | Denmark | Finanstilsynet | 1 September 2023 | 1 September 2023 | Inspection report published |
| DK-2024-05 | Danish FSA inspection of customer due diligence and respondent monitoring Nykredit Bank A/S | Denmark | Finanstilsynet | 1 March 2024 | 1 March 2024 | Inspection report published |
Individuals recorded in this group
DenmarkResigned in 2018 after Danske Bank disclosed the scale of Estonia-branch payments; indicted in 2019, acquitted in 2022
DenmarkGovernor during the period when the FSA examined Danske Bank's Estonia branch and the Nationalbank commented on anti-money-laundering controls
DenmarkCharged by Danish prosecutors in 2019 in connection with the bank's Estonian branch; proceedings later discontinued
DenmarkChaired the Danske Bank board during the period covered by the Finanstilsynet orders on the Estonian branch
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