Banks face loyalty dilemma

FEATURE - With all the fuss about terrorist finance, it's sometimes easy to forget that the argument about how to track dirty money is a very old one indeed.

Regulators and law enforcement agencies want to know everything about money flowing through the financial system, reports the BBC.

Bankers, on the other hand, owe their clients a duty of discretion - however that can be defined.

The emphasis on tracking terrorist finance since 11 September has, however, made the debate even more difficult.

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