Finews: UBS was fined by the EFD for failing to report suspected ML cases related to the former Yemeni president

UBS recorded 5,438 warning notices in connection with its relationships with former president Ali Abdullah Saleh. However, the bank did not forward these warnings to the Money Laundering Reporting Office Switzerland. UBS also failed in the handling large amount of money associated with corrupt practices by Saleh to be withdrawn from state control. Saleh lost power in Yemen in 2012 and was killed by Houthi fighters…