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ABN AMRO controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2019

    Dutch regulator fines ABN Amro for failing to disclose CEO departure plans

    Fine or penalty

    The Dutch financial regulator fined ABN Amro 2 million euros for failing to inform the market in 2016 about the imminent departure of its chief executive. The regulator described the bank’s refusal to disclose its plans as a serious and grave breach of transparency rules. ABN Amro said it was studying the decision.

    Company response

    • Ongoing disclosure — ABN Amro

      An ABN spokesman said on Thursday the bank was studying the regulator's decision.

    Source excerpt

    • An ABN spokesman said on Thursday the bank was studying the regulator's decision.
    • Financial market regulator AFM said ABN's refusal to disclose its plans after the publication of the article was a "serious and grave" breach of transparency rules, aimed at making sure that all investors are informed about important news at the same time.
    • The Dutch financial regulator said on Thursday it had fined lender ABN Amro <ABNd.AS> 2 million euros (£1.7 million) for failing to inform the market about the imminent departure of its chief executive officer in 2016.
    Source

  2. 2006

    Research into predecessor links to slavery

    Research made public in 2006 examined 200 predecessor institutions founded before 1888 and identified connections for some institutions to African slavery in the United States or elsewhere in the Americas.

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