--The U.S. Treasury Department is probing JPMorgan Chase's relationship with a hedge fund said to be part of a network overseen by the Iranian oil trader Hossein Shamkhani, Bloomberg reports, citing unnamed sources.
--The examination is at an early stage as investigators look into whether the bank complied with regulations when it took the hedge fund, Ocean Leonid Investments, as a client, according to the report.
--Spokespeople for JPMorgan, the Treasury and Ocean Leonid declined Bloomberg's request for comment.
Full story: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-22/us-probes-jpmorgan-s-ties-to-iranian-oil-kingpin-s-hedge-fund
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(END) Dow Jones Newswires
November 22, 2024 07:37 ET (12:37 GMT)
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