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INSIGHT: Farage fallout reforms to UK bank rules could be a boon for criminals, law enforcement fears

By Alisha Houlihan for AMLi

Fears are growing that new UK government rules intended to boost transparency in bank account closures may hurt the fight against financial crime.

The proposed changes by the British Treasury come in wake of the Nigel Farage affair which saw NatWest apologies to the politician for unilaterally shutting down his account in a subsidiary simply because it did not like his political views.

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