(Author's Note: Investors should be mindful of the risks of transacting in securities with limited liquidity, such as SWDBF and SWDBY. Swedbank's listing in Stockholm, STO:SWED-A, offers stronger liquidity).
2019 certainly wasn't an easy year for Swedbank (SWDBF) (SWDBY). Sweden's largest bank was charged with suspected money laundering, and investigations into the bank's practices are still very much ongoing with most penalties/consequences still not communicated. The stock price crashed like a poorly-constructed aircraft and confidence in the bank took a hit which warranted replacing large parts of the entire board and