Articles | Compliance Week – Page 15
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Sterling Bank fined $6M by OCC over loan program lapses
Sterling Bank and Trust agreed to pay a fine of $6 million assessed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for deficiencies in its former residential loan product.
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HBOS case latest example of U.K. senior exec accountability woes
The Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority ending their six-year investigations into former senior managers at HBOS without enforcement serves as reminder of the United Kingdom’s checkered history of bringing executives to book.
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Clarity lacking in tribunal report on KPMG’s Carillion, Regenersis failings
The release of the independent tribunal report into the misconduct of KPMG and five of its former employees for falsifying information in the audits of Carillion and Regenersis provides further details about how the work was doctored—but not why.
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Credit Agricole to pay $1.1M to settle sanctions violations by 2 subsidiaries
Paris-based Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank will pay a total of approximately $1.1 million to settle charges its subsidiaries violated U.S. sanctions in five sanctioned countries.
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Bitly appoints general counsel to head compliance
Software as a service company Bitly announced the appointment of Kelly Zitzmann as general counsel as part of an expansion of its leadership team.
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Biogen finalizes $900M settlement in false claims whistleblower suit
Biogen finalized a $900 million settlement concerning alleged kickbacks it paid to doctors to induce them to prescribe the company’s drugs and not those of its competitors.
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Oracle to pay $23M to settle FCPA violations in 3 countries
Oracle Corp. will pay more than $23 million to settle allegations laid by the Securities and Exchange Commission it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act when its subsidiaries in India, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates bribed foreign officials for business.
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TripleLift names chief privacy officer
Advertising technology company TripleLift announced the appointment of James Evans as chief privacy officer and vice president of legal.
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U.K. bill would empower Companies House as AML regulator
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill aims to stem the flow of dirty money coming into the United Kingdom by giving Companies House more power and resources to help combat money laundering.
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Philips to pay $1.3M in second kickback settlement in month
Philips RS North America agreed to pay approximately $1.3 million to settle charges it unlawfully paid kickbacks as part of its second resolution addressing alleged False Claims Act violations this month.
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Florida business settles landmark FCA whistleblower case involving PPP loan
A Florida-based investment fund will pay approximately $22,000 as part of a settlement resolving the first False Claims Act whistleblower case involving a Paycheck Protection Program loan in which the United States intervened.
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Deutsche Bank agrees to settle Jeffrey Epstein-related class action for $26.3M
Deutsche Bank agreed to pay $26.25 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by a group of the bank’s investors over anti-money laundering compliance failures and deficiencies related to certain clients, including Jeffrey Epstein and Danske Bank’s Estonia branch.
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Compass Minerals fined $12M for disclosure control lapses
Compass Minerals International, a Kansas-based mining company, agreed to pay a $12 million fine to the Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve allegations deficiencies in its disclosure controls led to failures at facilities it operates in Canada and Brazil.
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Friedman to pay $1.5M for missed red flags in 2 audits
Accounting firm Friedman will pay more than $1.5 million to settle charges it failed to comply with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board while auditing two companies.
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TikTok facing $29M fine over U.K. children’s privacy violations
The Information Commissioner’s Office warned social media platform TikTok it could be fined £27 million (U.S. $29 million) for failing to protect children’s data in line with the U.K.’s version of the General Data Protection Regulation.
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Lighthouse Guild adds chief compliance officer
Lighthouse Guild, a provider of medical assistance and social support to people who are blind or visually impaired, announced the appointment of Nicole Hart as general counsel and chief compliance officer.
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Brite Payments tabs director of compliance
Sweden-based fintech Brite Payments announced the appointment of Lisa Edström as director of compliance.
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Kettering Health appoints chief compliance officer
Nonprofit medical center network Kettering Health announced the appointment of Audrey Adams Mondock as chief compliance officer and vice president of corporate integrity and ethics.
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CoinSmart names chief compliance officer
Canada-based crypto asset trading platform CoinSmart Financial announced the appointment of Sheereen Khan as chief compliance officer.
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Ryan Specialty adds first chief risk officer
International insurance firm Ryan Specialty Holdings announced the addition of Waleed Husain as its first chief risk officer.