Geneva — Two former Société Générale bankers are challenging Swiss fines issued for failing to report suspicious deposits worth more than $700m made by a one-time ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The former head of SocGen’s Swiss private bank and the former head of compliance, who can only be named as L and K under Swiss reporting restrictions, are appealing fines totaling Sf90,000 ($96,000) at a trial starting Wednesday in Bellinzona...

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