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News BriefFINTRAC hits British Columbia crypto firm with record $125M penalty for AML failures
Canada’s financial intelligence agency has issued its largest-ever penalties against a cryptocurrency exchange, a fine of $126 million (CA$176.9 million). The agency said the exchange’s compliance failures represented a “severe breach of Canada’s anti–money laundering framework.”
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News BriefCanada to launch new federal office targeting financial crime and fraud
Canada is creating a new federal office to lead efforts against financial crime. The initiative marks the government’s most significant move yet to modernize its approach to fraud and money laundering.
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News BriefFTC raises antitrust concerns over $1.57B Circle K deal, orders divestitures
Since President Donald Trump took office, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has yet to keep up the level of enforcement it had under previous chair Lina Khan. The agency, however, returned to antitrust action in the case of fuel stations, just in time for the July 4th holiday.
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PremiumFor addressing the risks and rewards of AI, Adam Ennamli is Innovator of the Year
When he was hired two years ago by General Bank of Canada (GBC), Adam Ennamli was tasked with shaking up the bank’s compliance function. For too long, the small ($3.5 billion Canadian dollars in assets) but fast-growing bank based in Edmonton had spread its compliance functions across different departments. Many ...
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News BriefPCAOB fines KPMG units $3.4M, PwC Singapore $1.5M for audit, independence violations
Nine affiliates of KPMG agreed to pay a total of nearly $3.4 million for alleged violations of audit and quality control standards, while PwC Singapore will pay $1.5 million to settle separate allegation that the firm manipulated independence compliance reporting.
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News BriefRegs name TD Bank’s compliance monitor; so far, bank has spent $138M improving AML program
TD Bank leadership called its response to anti-money laundering program lapses its “top priority” as federal regulators named their choice of a compliance monitor to oversee a top-to-bottom rebuild of its AML program.
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News BriefBroker-dealer BMO Capital Markets to pay $41M to settle trade supervision lapses
A broker-dealer subsidiary of Toronto-based BMO Financial Group will pay nearly $41 million in penalties to the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle allegations that its traders issued misleading disclosures on bonds for three years, causing $19 million in harm to its customers.
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News BriefCannabis company dinged by SEC over ‘round-trip’ transfer to inflate year-end cash
A cannabis company agreed to pay $225,000 to settle allegations that funds were temporarily deposited into its year-end accounts for the sole purpose of inflating year-end cash, the Securities and Exchange Commission said.
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Orla Mining names CSO
Orla Mining announced the appointment of Dr. Silvana Costa as the company’s new chief sustainability officer, effective Jan. 13.
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The Westaim Corporation appoints CRO
The Westaim Corporation announced that Matthew Skurbe will be appointed chief financial officer and chief risk officer.
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PremiumTop ethics and compliance failures of 2024
The biggest Compliance Fails of 2024 show the real-world consequences of noncompliance for the companies that faltered, but also for their customers and their employees.
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Carleton University names GC
Carleton University announced that Richard Sinclair will take on the role of general counsel, effective Jan. 6.
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Power Sustainable promotes GC to COO
Power Sustainable announced the appointment of its General Counsel Delia Cristea as new chief operating officer.
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Bitfarms appoints US general counsel
Bitfarms, vertically integrated Bitcoin data center operations firm, announced that it has appointed Rachel Silverstein as US general counsel.
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PremiumUnderfunding of BSA/AML compliance made TD Bank an unwitting partner to cross-border crime
Law enforcement officials stumbled on TD Bank’s role in money laundering while investigating a Mexican drug cartel. They found that the bank’s corporate culture considered compliance, particularly BSA/AML compliance, a low priority. As they dug deeper, authorities discovered that multiple money laundering schemes had infiltrated the bank’s network.
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News BriefReal estate firm JLL fined by Canada’s FINTRAC for AML, KYC failures
Canada’s anti-money laundering regulator fined Toronto-based real estate firm Jones Lang Lasalle $107,827 Canadian dollars (U.S. $77,632) for six violations of its anti-money laundering rules, after discovering gaps in recordkeeping and reporting requirements for know your customer rules.
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Genus Capital Management appoints sustainability chief
Genus Capital Management announced the appointment of Stephanie Tsui as the firm’s new chief sustainability officer.
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PremiumTD Bank fined nearly $3.1B by U.S. regulators for AML compliance failures
TD Bank will pay nearly $3.1 billion in penalties to four U.S. regulators to settle charges that it “chose profits over compliance” when it allowed three money laundering networks to filter more than $670 million in dirty money through the company.
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Cando Rail & Terminals names first legal chief
Cando Rail & Terminals announced the appointment of Eric Buettner as the company’s first chief legal officer.
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Teck announces legal, sustainability chief
Teck Resources Limited announced the appointment of Lyndon Arnall as executive vice president and chief legal and sustainability officer, effective Nov. 1.