-  Investigations updates from around the world

UBS backs CEO amid ongoing criminal probe in the Netherlands

NGOs call on Monaco to drop extradition request for ex-SBM Offshore lawyer

ABN Amro’s Dutch money laundering settlement draws nearer

Swiss court authorises legal assistance in Latvian money laundering probe

EPPO proposes start date

Swiss OAG reports seizing $538 million in illicit gains

French court reduces Rietumu Banka fine by 75%

South Africa’s central bank fines Deutsche over AML deficiencies

US court to publish contempt ruling against CFTC

Indian political party calls for parliamentary probe into fighter jet deal

FCA expands financial crime reporting obligations to cryptocurrency exchanges

German regulator warned before Greensill Bank collapse

SEC opens probe into head of Archegos Capital Management

Russian company pleads guilty to export violations

FCA investigates more individuals over cum-ex allegations

Brazil Supreme Court: construction companies can bid for public contracts despite leniency agreements

Finma drops Julius Baer’s acquisitions ban amid compliance audit

Colombia issues first charges against Brazilian Odebrecht execs

ASIC raids mining company TerraCom in fake coal case

SEC seeks appeal of Rio Tinto ruling before trial starts