During Toronto-Dominion Bank's (TD) annual general meeting last week, CEO Bharat Masrani asked investors to have patience regarding US regulators' investigation into the bank's anti-money laundering (AML) practices, now in its second year.
As reported by Banking Dive, Masrani admitted to AML compliance shortcomings and affirmed the bank's commitment to rectifying them while cooperating with authorities. "TD is focused on resolving the issues and cooperating with the authorities to resolve the matter," Masrani said. TD has appointed new AML leadership and engaged external consultants for guidance.
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