All Banking articles – Page 6
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Arion Bank appoints chief risk officer
Iceland-based Arion Bank announced the appointment of Úlfar Freyr Stefánsson as chief risk officer. He assumes the position from Gísli Óttarsson, who will be leaving the bank after serving in the role since 2009.
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ArticleWestpac announces more executive changes amid investigation
Amid a money-laundering investigation and faced with allegations of facilitating child exploitation in the Philippines and Southeast Asia, Westpac has appointed a new head of financial crime compliance.
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SEC, DOJ ordered to review RBS whistleblower’s claim on $4.9B settlement
A federal appeals court ordered two federal agencies to review the whistleblower claims of a former Royal Bank of Scotland employee who is seeking a slice of a nearly $5 billion settlement.
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Analysis: The problem with keeping a secret
You can’t hide behind the numbers, as numerous banks, including Bank Hapoalim, found out recently when rampant tax evasion took hold in Switzerland.
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Deutsche Bank goes internal with general counsel replacement
Deutsche Bank announced Karen Kuder has been appointed general counsel and global head of its legal department. The move comes roughly a week after the bank mutually parted ways with former General Counsel Florian Drinhausen.
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Lesson from Westpac: If you can’t do the simple things correctly, watch out
If a bank or a firm cannot execute on the simple things, such as cash transaction reporting, there is little reason to be confident of compliance in other more complex and challenging areas.
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Deutsche Bank, general counsel mutually part
Deutsche Bank announced General Counsel Florian Drinhausen will leave the company on May 31 by mutual agreement. The bank will decide on a successor at the position in the near future.
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VersaBank appoints associate chief risk officer
VersaBank announced Tammie Ashton has been appointed associate chief risk officer.
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WSFS Bank tabs chief risk officer
WSFS Bank announced the appointment of Michael Paul Reed as executive vice president, chief risk officer.
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Bank Hapoalim’s bad day: $904M in tax evasion, FIFA fines
Israel’s largest bank and its Swiss subsidiary will pay a total of $904 million in separate DOJ settlements related to (1) a massive tax-evasion scheme and (2) its role in a money-laundering conspiracy with FIFA.
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First Abu Dhabi Bank names risk officer successor
First Abu Dhabi Bank, the United Arab Emirates’ largest bank, has nominated Pradeep Rana to succeed Arif Shaikh as group chief risk officer.
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Industrial Bank of Korea to pay $86M for sanctions compliance failures
The Industrial Bank of Korea and its New York branch will pay a total of $86 million to resolve charges for systemic sanctions compliance failures that allowed more than $1 billion to be illegally transferred to the government of Iran.
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Westpac sets aside $570M to resolve money laundering violations
Westpac has set aside AUS$900 million (U.S. $570 million) for a potential fine with Australian enforcement authorities related to a money laundering scandal and for allegations of facilitating child exploitation in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.
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Fed grants Wells Fargo temporary relief from asset cap restriction
An asset cap imposed on Wells Fargo in response to systemic failures at the bank in recent years has been temporarily modified to reduce limitations on its ability to distribute loans amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Standard Chartered fined $24.9M for Ukraine sanctions breaches
The U.K. Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation hit Standard Chartered Bank for a record fine relating to loans the bank made to Russian financial institutions in violation of the EU’s sanction regime.
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CECL delayed amid U.S. government’s coronavirus response
FASB’s controversial standard on credit losses was dealt two significant blows Friday as the U.S. government scrambles to respond to the financial impact of the escalating coronavirus pandemic.
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Swedish regulator delays SEB money laundering probe
Sweden’s financial regulator announced it will wait until June to conclude its money laundering investigation into Scandinavian Enskilda Banken AB (SEB) due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Swedbank cuts ex-CEO’s severance following AML probe
Swedbank has canceled the severance pay of its former CEO and accepted a record fine of 4 billion Swedish Krona (U.S. $390 million) in the wake of the findings of an independent investigation into its anti-money laundering deficiencies.
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Swedish regulator fines Swedbank record $390M for AML deficiencies
Swedbank AB has been issued a record 4 billion Swedish Krona (U.S. $390 million) administrative fine for what Sweden’s financial watchdog called “serious deficiencies in its management of the risk of money laundering in its Baltic operations.”
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Swedbank announces new risk chief as probe nears end
Swedbank announced the appointment of Rolf Marquardt as chief risk officer just over a week prior to the expected announcement of the findings of a probe into its AML shortcomings conducted by law firm Clifford Chance.
