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  • Natwest chair says he ‘deeply regrets’ time at Petrosaudi after £1.3bn ‘scam of the century’

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    Natwest chairman Rick Haythornthwaite has expressed his regret and sadness for his role at the UK arm of oil company Petrosaudi, which was involved in a £1.37bn “scam of the century” against Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund. Haythornthwaite said he took the role “in good faith” without knowing the existence of the fraud, which channelled money [...]

    Rick Haythornthwaite worked for the UK arm of Petrosaudi for eight years

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