Risky Business: Lessons for Finance Professionals from AML Gaps at Swiss Bank Reyl
Join Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Frederik Obermaier and Le Monde’s investigations lead Maxime Vaudano for a deep dive into how one of Switzerland’s elite private banks came under scrutiny for alleged gaps in its anti-money laundering efforts — and what the case reveals about the limits of AML enforcement in high-trust jurisdictions.
Based on leaked correspondence between Swiss regulators and Reyl Bank, this session will unpack how the institution maintained relationships with politically exposed persons and clients linked to corruption, despite mounting red flags. OCCRP journalists will walk through the investigation’s key findings, offering insight into the challenges of compliance, the opacity of private banking, and the institutional blind spots that still persist.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 8 a.m. PDT / 11 a.m. EDT / 5 p.m. CEST
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Frederik Obermaier is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and was a key reporter in this investigation. Obermaier is the director and co-founder of Paper Trail Media, as well as the Anti-Corruption Data Collective.
Maxime Vaudano leads the investigations unit at Le Monde and has worked on major international reporting projects, including the Panama Papers, Suisse Secrets, OpenLux, and our investigation into Bank Reyl.
Peter Jones is OCCRP's Deputy Editor in Chief responsible for leading investigations into financial crime and corruption.
Julia Wallace is a Deputy Editor in Chief at OCCRP and will be moderating this discussion.
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