{"id":34410,"date":"2026-06-30T16:41:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.complycube.com\/?p=34410"},"modified":"2026-06-30T12:37:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T12:37:30","slug":"merrill-lynch-wegen-verstosen-gegen-die-geldstrafe-75-mio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.complycube.com\/de\/merrill-lynch-fined-7-5m-over-aml-failures\/","title":{"rendered":"Merrill Lynch wegen Vers\u00e4umnissen bei der Geldw\u00e4schebek\u00e4mpfung mit einer Geldstrafe von 7,5 Millionen US-Dollar belegt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Im Juni 2026 erkl\u00e4rte sich das Verm\u00f6gensverwaltungsunternehmen Merrill Lynch bereit, 1,7 Billionen US-Dollar zur Beilegung von Vorw\u00fcrfen der US-B\u00f6rsenaufsichtsbeh\u00f6rde (SEC) zu zahlen. Die offensichtlichen Vers\u00e4umnisse des Unternehmens im Bereich der Geldw\u00e4schebek\u00e4mpfung (AML) reihen sich in seine lange Geschichte wiederholter aufsichtsrechtlicher Strafen ein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die SEC stellte fest, dass das Unternehmen im Zeitraum von April 2020 bis September 2024 zahlreiche Verdachtsmeldungen (SARs) nicht eingereicht hatte. Bedauerlicherweise verlie\u00df sich das Unternehmen auf das gruppenweite Geldw\u00e4schebek\u00e4mpfungsprogramm der Bank of America, was jedoch nicht ausreichte. Es erf\u00fcllte seine Pflichten zur Bek\u00e4mpfung der Geldw\u00e4sche als registriertes Unternehmen nicht vollst\u00e4ndig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Was geschah im Juni 2026 mit Merrill Lynch?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Merrill Lynch hat gegen Melde- und Aufzeichnungspflichten versto\u00dfen, indem das Unternehmen keine Verdachtsmeldungen (SARs) gem\u00e4\u00df den geltenden Bestimmungen eingereicht hat. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fincen.gov\/resources\/statutes-and-regulations\/bank-secrecy-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">Bankgeheimnisgesetz (BSA)<\/a> Die Firma akzeptierte daher die Unterlassungsverf\u00fcgung, die R\u00fcge und die zivilrechtliche Strafe, ohne die Feststellungen der SEC anzuerkennen oder zu bestreiten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dieser Fall befasst sich mit den zentralen Kontrollmechanismen zur Bek\u00e4mpfung von Geldw\u00e4sche im Zusammenhang mit der Meldepflicht. Schon bei dem geringsten Verdacht auf verd\u00e4chtige Aktivit\u00e4ten ist das Unternehmen verpflichtet, das Risiko innerhalb der vorgegebenen Rahmenbedingungen zu ermitteln, zu pr\u00fcfen und gegebenenfalls zu eskalieren. Finanzinstitute m\u00fcssen in der Lage sein, ihre Richtlinien anhand realer Kundenaktivit\u00e4ten in die Praxis umzusetzen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Warum ist die SEC-Strafe gegen Merrill Lynch von Bedeutung?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Der <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/merrill-fined-sec-sar-failures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">Geldstrafe f\u00fcr Merrill Lynch (SEC)<\/a> Dies ist wichtig, da die Aufsichtsbeh\u00f6rden unternehmensspezifische Geldw\u00e4schebek\u00e4mpfungsma\u00dfnahmen fordern. Dies gilt insbesondere dann, wenn ein Unternehmen innerhalb einer gr\u00f6\u00dferen Finanzgruppe t\u00e4tig ist. Auch wenn der Geldw\u00e4schebek\u00e4mpfungsrahmen der Muttergesellschaft eine gewisse Struktur bietet, ben\u00f6tigen die unter diesem Rahmen regulierten Unternehmen Kontrollen, die ihre eigenen Kunden, Produkte und Risiken widerspiegeln.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dar\u00fcber hinaus m\u00fcssen sie \u00fcber eigene Meldepflichten und aufsichtsrechtliche Erwartungen verf\u00fcgen. Die Ergebnisse der SEC konzentrierten sich auf die Diskrepanz zwischen der Abh\u00e4ngigkeit von konzernweiten AML-Ma\u00dfnahmen und den spezifischen Pflichten einzelner H\u00e4ndler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diese Durchsetzung verdeutlicht jedoch einen regulatorischen Trend in verschiedenen Rechtsordnungen. Beispielsweise hat die Zentralbank der Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate eine&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.complycube.com\/de\/zentralbank-der-vae-verhangt-geldstrafe-in-hohe-von-54-millionen-pfund-gegen-auslandische-bank-wegen-verstosen-gegen-die-geldwaschebestimmungen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$5,4 Millionen AML-Strafe<\/a>&nbsp;bei einer Filiale einer ausl\u00e4ndischen Bank und deren Geldw\u00e4schebeauftragten (MLRO) wegen \u00e4hnlicher Vers\u00e4umnisse in ihren Compliance-Prozessen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eine k\u00fcrzlich verh\u00e4ngte Geldstrafe mit einer l\u00e4ngeren Strafhistorie<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Diese Geldstrafe ist eine von mehreren beh\u00f6rdlichen Sanktionen, mit denen Merrill Lynch im Laufe der Jahre konfrontiert wurde. Die vorherigen Geldstrafen betrafen Verst\u00f6\u00dfe gegen das Geldw\u00e4schegesetz, insbesondere im Zusammenhang mit Verdachtsmeldungen, Handelsmeldungen, Meldungen zu Derivaten und Anlegerschutz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diese zahlreichen Bu\u00dfgelder resultierten aus Durchsetzungsma\u00dfnahmen verschiedener Aufsichtsbeh\u00f6rden, Gerichtsbarkeiten, Gesch\u00e4ftsbereiche und Zeitr\u00e4ume. Das j\u00fcngste Bu\u00dfgeld der SEC wegen Verst\u00f6\u00dfen gegen die Geldw\u00e4schebestimmungen reiht sich jedoch in ein deutlich umfassenderes Muster erheblicher Strafen ein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.complycube.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/merrill-lynch-aml-fines-timeline-1024x577.png\" alt=\"Zeitleiste der Geldw\u00e4scheverst\u00f6\u00dfe von Merrill Lynch und der aufsichtsrechtlichen Sanktionen von 2016 bis 2026, einschlie\u00dflich Ma\u00dfnahmen der SEC, FINRA und FCA wegen unterlassener Meldungen gem\u00e4\u00df SARS, Vers\u00e4umnissen bei der Meldung von Derivaten und Verst\u00f6\u00dfen gegen den Anlegerschutz | complycube\" class=\"wp-image-34420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.complycube.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/merrill-lynch-aml-fines-timeline-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.complycube.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/merrill-lynch-aml-fines-timeline-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.complycube.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/merrill-lynch-aml-fines-timeline-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/www.complycube.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/merrill-lynch-aml-fines-timeline-1536x866.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.complycube.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/merrill-lynch-aml-fines-timeline-2048x1154.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.complycube.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/merrill-lynch-aml-fines-timeline-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Zusammenfassend l\u00e4sst sich sagen, dass die Einhaltung der AML-Vorschriften operativ, individuell angepasst und revisionssicher sein muss. Finanzinstitute m\u00fcssen sich vernetzen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.complycube.com\/de\/was-ist-due-diligence-kunden\/\" title=\"\">Kunden-Due-Diligence<\/a>, Sanktionen, PEP und viele weitere AML-L\u00f6sungen werden in einem einzigen Prozess zusammengef\u00fchrt. Heutzutage reichen schriftliche Richtlinien nicht mehr aus, wenn Teams nicht nachweisen k\u00f6nnen, wie Risiken erkannt, untersucht und gemeldet wurden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.complycube.com\/signup\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.complycube.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/contact-complycube-award-winning-aml-and-kyc-1024x577.png\" alt=\"St\u00e4rken Sie Ihre L\u00f6sungen zur Betrugspr\u00e4vention und Identit\u00e4tspr\u00fcfung mit ComplyCube.\" class=\"wp-image-24074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.complycube.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/contact-complycube-award-winning-aml-and-kyc-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.complycube.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/contact-complycube-award-winning-aml-and-kyc-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.complycube.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/contact-complycube-award-winning-aml-and-kyc-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/www.complycube.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/contact-complycube-award-winning-aml-and-kyc-1536x866.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.complycube.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/contact-complycube-award-winning-aml-and-kyc-2048x1154.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.complycube.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/contact-complycube-award-winning-aml-and-kyc-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Weitere Neuigkeiten zum Thema Geldw\u00e4schebek\u00e4mpfung finden Sie in ComplyCubes&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/newsletters\/the-trust-edition-7103022355722981376\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Newsletter \u201eTrust Edition\u201c<\/a>. Wir beleuchten die neuesten Entwicklungen im Bereich der Identit\u00e4tspr\u00fcfung und der Bek\u00e4mpfung von Geldw\u00e4sche weltweit.&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merrill Lynch wurde von der SEC wegen Verst\u00f6\u00dfen gegen die Meldepflichten zur Bek\u00e4mpfung von Geldw\u00e4sche mit einer Geldstrafe in H\u00f6he von 7,5 Millionen US-Dollar belegt. Dies reiht sich ein in eine lange Liste von aufsichtsrechtlichen Strafen im Zusammenhang mit Verdachtsmeldungen, Handelsmeldungen, Meldungen zu Derivaten, Governance-L\u00fccken und Problemen des Anlegerschutzes.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":34414,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-34410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-anti-money-laundering"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO Pro 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Merrill Lynch received a $7.5M SEC AML fine. 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