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North America
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fined Bank of America's Merrill Lynch unit $7.5m for not filing suspicious activity reports (SARs). The agency said Merrill didn’t investigate all the suspicious activity it should have between April 2020 and September 2024 because of the way the parent bank flagged some transactions for additional scrutiny. “During the relevant period, Merrill failed to file numerous SARs due to its failure to investigate certain event groups with risk scores below 20,” the SEC said. “We maintain rigorous anti-money laundering practices,” a Bank of America spokesperson said. “We have been engaged with regulators on this matter, and we continually review and enhance our AML systems to address evolving risks and report and detect suspicious activity.”
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The Bank of England, alongside Germany's Bundesbank and the Bank for International Settlements, is researching ways to combat market volatility caused by AI trading bots. Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden said officials are exploring mitigants, such as circuit breakers or kill switches, to prevent widespread meltdowns if faulty AI models engage in synchronised herding behaviour during periods of financial stress. Breeden said: “As AI capabilities increase, we must keep asking whether existing, technology-agnostic regulatory frameworks remain sufficient.”
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