Australia's Westpac faces shareholder backlash over money-laundering scandal
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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Two of Australia's top shareholder proxy advisers on Wednesday urged investors to vote out more directors of Westpac Banking Corp after a money-laundering scandal claimed the CEO and chairman of the country's No.2 retail bank.The campaign suggested efforts by Westpac to curtail outrage over a lawsuit accusing it of enabling 23 million payments in breach of money laundering laws, including between known child exploiters, have fallen short.The country's oldest bank holds its..