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ArticleOCC risk report: Russian sanctions, staffing churn increase compliance challenges
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency warned banks and financial institutions about elevated operational risks caused by geopolitical tensions and a heightened compliance risk environment complicated by regulatory changes, policy initiatives, and difficulties in hiring qualified professionals.
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ArticleFCA fines Ghana International Bank $7.1M for AML failings
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority fined Ghana International Bank £5.8 million (U.S. $7.1 million) for deficiencies in its anti-money laundering controls over its correspondent banking activities.
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Rabobank recruits ex-Danske Bank CCO as financial crime officer
Philippe Vollot, who resigned from Danske Bank earlier this month after formerly serving as its chief compliance officer, will join Rabobank as its first chief financial economic crime officer, effective Oct. 1.
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ArticleUSAA whistleblowers want to be heard—and now
Jaclyn Jaeger reflects on feedback received from former and current USAA employees following her three-part series detailing alleged violations of law and mismanaged compliance culture at the financial services giant.
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ArticleSEC to Schwab: Return $187M for robo-adviser misstatements
Three Charles Schwab subsidiaries have agreed to pay $187 million to settle SEC charges the units were allocating investors’ cash holdings in a way that was less profitable under most market conditions and misled investors about the strategies involved.
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Bank of Montreal recruits chief risk officer from Citi
Bank of Montreal announced the appointment of Piyush Agrawal as chief risk officer, effective Nov. 1. Agrawal joins BMO from Citigroup, where he held the role of chief risk officer for Citibank, N.A. and global head of climate risk since 2021.
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ArticleFinCEN launches rulemaking on no-action letter process
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network launched rulemaking for a no-action letter process, which the agency said might help spur innovation in financial services for anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism and compliance functions.
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ArticleFormer Danske Bank CCO Philippe Vollot resigns
Danske Bank Chief Administrative Officer Philippe Vollot, who was promoted to the position from chief compliance officer in November, has resigned, the Danish bank announced.
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ArticleDeutsche Bank asset management head resigns amid greenwashing probe
Asoka Woehrmann, chief executive of DWS Group, has resigned amid an investigation by German officials into allegations of greenwashing within the asset management unit’s investment portfolio.
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ArticleBanco Popular to pay $255K for violating Venezuela sanctions
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico has agreed to pay more than $255,000 as part of a settlement with the Office of Foreign Assets Control to resolve its civil liability for 337 transactions processed in violation of U.S. sanctions.
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ArticleReport: Westpac New Zealand progressing on risk culture improvements
An independent report ordered by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand into Westpac New Zealand has found the bank is “moving in the right direction” in addressing risk culture deficiencies.
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ArticleBest practices, common pitfalls in working in high-risk countries
A panel of compliance professionals discussed the increasingly relevant topic of working in high-risk countries, sharing their experiences and lessons learned at Compliance Week’s National Conference in Washington, D.C.
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ArticleBNY Mellon fined $1.5M by SEC for misstatements on ESG mutual funds
BNY Mellon Investment Adviser has agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine to the Securities and Exchange Commission for making “misstatements and omissions” on environmental, social, and governance mutual funds it managed over three years.
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ArticleWells Fargo unit fined $7M for AML transaction monitoring failures
For the second time in five years, a subsidiary of Wells Fargo has been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with failing to file suspicious activity reports in a timely manner due to deficiencies in the system it used to flag transactions.
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ArticleCiti names Tom Anderson as new chief compliance officer
Tom Anderson will be the next chief compliance officer at Citi, effective June 1. His appointment comes two months after Mary McNiff stepped down from the role.
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OLB promotes general manager to chief risk officer
Oldenburgische Landesbank, a private financial institution headquartered in Germany, announced the appointment of Chris Eggert as chief risk officer.
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ArticleNew sanctions add ban on U.S. accounting, management consulting work in Russia
The Treasury Department unveiled a host of new sanctions against Russian and Belarusian individuals and banks, in addition to a ban on U.S.-based accounting, management consulting, and trust and corporate formation services to any person located in the Russian Federation.
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ArticleA look inside USAA’s ‘catastrophically mismanaged’ compliance culture
In exclusive interviews with Compliance Week, former USAA insiders describe a risk and compliance culture in which numerous individuals either were given the axe or quit because the problems were so endemic.
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ArticleWhistleblower: USAA ‘actively lying to regulators for years’ regarding violations of law
Senior executives at USAA ignored warnings from compliance staff and consultants for years regarding violations of U.S. federal banking laws and hid from regulators the scope of the company’s illegal practices, a former USAA director of compliance turned whistleblower told Compliance Week.
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ArticleWhistleblower to OCC: USAA had 400,000 undisclosed Military Lending Act violations
USAA Bank engaged in an estimated 400,000 violations of the Military Lending Act, a former director of compliance within the bank reported to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in documents seen by Compliance Week.