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NEWS: Canada bank regulator deepens focus on money laundering; to work more closely with FINTRAC

AML: Canada's bank regulator Peter Routledge said his agency will deepen its focus on fincrime. Our file photo shows him at a previous event

By Nivedita Balu

Canada’s banking regulator will focus more on money laundering issues and will work with the country’s financial intelligence agency to tackle such incidents, the regulator’s head said on Friday.

“The intensity of money laundering risk is under-appreciated… what you can expect from us is more focus on that issue,” Peter Routledge, superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) said at TD Securities annual conference.

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