MEGA BANK PERSONNEL INVESTIGATED FOR RESPONSIBILITY|兆豐案 組監督小組.將人事懲處

Last week the New York branch of Mega Bank was fined 180 million by the US for contravening money laundering regulations. Premier Lin Chuan stressed that a review panel put together yesterday by the Executive Yuan would investigate the case, and in 2 to 3 weeks, there would be a decision on penalties for all personnel involved. The New York branch of Mega Bank was fined NT$5.7 billion by the US for contravening bank secrecy laws and money laundering regulations in 2012. The case has snowballed as other revelations have been made. Premier Lin Chuan made a public statement emphasizing that no-one would be untouchable in the investigation by the panel set up by the Executive Yuan and led by Vice Premier Lin Hsi-yao. Lin said that within two to three weeks those responsible for the scandal would be punished. ==LIN CHUAN Premier== There is no-one who is untouchable in this investigation. Within two to three weeks we will have a clearer decision. The Financial Supervisory Commission said that there were 73 accounts and 174 questionable transactions in the Mega Bank money laundering case. Currently it was unable to make any further comment. The Mega Bank Financial Holdings Chairman, Hsu Kuang-hsi went to the US for the investigation and was criticized for being able to investigate himself. Premier Lin said it was because Hsu was most familiar with the bank's business and was best placed to give an account to the US authorities. ==LIN CHUAN Premier== He has to go to give the full account and also to inform the US financial authorities about changes the bank will make to its practices. He was Chair in the initial period and understands the bank's business and can handle the crisis. The US fine of US$180 million is now rumored to have originally been much larger. However, Central Bank Governor Perng Fai-nan negotiated a lower fine with the New York State Department of Financial Services. ==LIN CHUAN Premier== There was some negotiation and Perng Fai-nan asked the Central Bank's representative in New York to negotiate with the US Federal Bank for a longer deadline and have some discussion about the level of the fine. This is a fact. Lin said that the Mega Bank case highlights the fact that government shares in a bank are not enough to ensure compliance and internal control. The FSC has been asked to handle this lack in overseas banks after the Mega Bank case is investigated and those responsible have been held accountable. The Ministry of Justice and the FSC will fully handle the Mega bank case. TRANSLATED BY：CLARE LEAR 兆豐銀美國紐約分行因2012年涉及違反銀行保密法及反洗錢法，遭美國金融監理機構裁罰1.8億美金，爭議也如滾雪球般愈來愈大，行政院長林全今天親上火線釋疑，除了強調行政院成立監督小組，由副院長主持，在最短時間內徹查責任，沒有上限，最快2到3周後會有人事的懲處決定。 ==行政院長 林全== 徹查相關的人員和責任 這是沒有上限的 我們大約會在2到3個禮拜之內 我們會有一個比較清楚的決定 由於兆豐金陷入洗錢疑雲，金管會表示目前有73個帳戶，174筆交易仍待查證，由於和美國有金監協議，尚無法對外公布，而董事長徐光曦親赴美國一事，遭外界質疑是自己查自己，林全澄清徐光曦是最熟悉業務的人，赴美是為向美國金監機構說明案情。 ==行政院長 林全== 他必須要去跟監理機構 再做一些補充說明 和一些他們目前的 改善措施的說明 現階段他來做董事長 因為比較能夠進入狀況 處理兆豐當前的危機 也是一個很好的做法 而美國裁罰兆豐金1.8億美金，傳出原本裁罰金額更巨大，是央行總裁彭淮南介入與美方協調，才降低至目前的裁罰金額。 ==行政院長 林全== 這個中間是有一些協商 因為確實是有請彭淮南總裁 透過他駐在紐約的代表 跟美國聯邦銀行那邊有接洽 爭取一個比較多的時間 以及比較有協商金額的空間 這個是事實 林全表示，兆豐金一案突顯官股銀行對於法遵和內控仍不足夠，已請金管會針對海外分行精減進行檢討，對於兆豐金案相關行政調查和人事懲處，法務部和金管會在調查結束後，會有完整處理。 　 記者 李曉儒 郭俊麟 台北報導