Fines on global banks are likely to touch $400 billion by 2020

Financial misconduct by global banks, since the 2008 financial crisis, has led to the writing-off of $850 billion in profits for the world’s top 50 banks. As per a research report released on Wednesday, since the 2007-2009 financial crisis, European and U.S. regulators have imposed $342 billion in fines on banks, resulting from violations of…