Dutch lender De Volksbank faces fine over money laundering safeguards
AMSTERDAM, Aug 11 (Reuters) - De Volksbank's systems to prevent money laundering have been deemed insufficient by the Dutch central bank (DNB) and it will likely face a fine, the Dutch state-owned bank said on Friday.The bank, which incorporates several smaller Dutch banks such as SNS and ASN, disclosed the findings along with its first-half results."We regret that we were not able to fulfil our gate watcher role with respect to client integrity and that we are at this moment in violation of certain legal obligations with respect to money laundering" laws, Chairman Martijn Gribnau said in a statement.The bank said it was working to make changes required by the DNB before April 1.In its earnings report, the bank said first-half net profit nearly tripled to 248 million euros ($273 million) ...