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PremiumDeutsche Bank unit ESG fine less about greenwashing, more about disclosures
The $19 million fine against DWS Investment Management Americas levied by the SEC wasn’t to punish greenwashing, experts said, but rather a penalty imposed for the firm not doing what it claimed related to its environmental, social, and governance investment strategy.
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News BriefMaxim Group fined $800K by SEC over SARs filing lapses
New York-based broker-dealer Maxim Group agreed to pay an $800,000 fine in settling with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the firm’s alleged failures to file required suspicious activity reports and properly execute certain short sales.
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News BriefGoldman, JPMorgan, Bank of America caught in CFTC swap reporting sweep
Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America agreed to pay penalties totaling $53 million across settlements with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission addressing alleged swap reporting failures among their respective affiliates.
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News BriefD. E. Shaw fined $10M for impeding potential whistleblowers
New York-based investment adviser D. E. Shaw & Co. will pay a $10 million penalty to settle charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission that the company raised impediments to whistleblowing by employees.
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News BriefBroker-dealers, IAs, credit raters caught in SEC off-channel comms sweep
A dozen financial services firms were penalized by the Securities and Exchange Commission as the agency continues its enforcement sweep of recordkeeping violations regarding employee use of off-channel communications for business purposes.
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News BriefCiti affiliates fined $2M in SEC Reg BI case
Citigroup Global Markets and Citi International Financial Services agreed to pay a total of nearly $2 million as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission resolving allegations they violated the disclosure obligations of Regulation Best Interest.
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PremiumNaming and shaming? Fair approach? Expert views mixed on OFSI’s Wise Payments case
The recent decision by the U.K. Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation to disclose details of how Wise Payments failed to stop an individual from obtaining cash while subject to Russian sanctions has ignited debate about whether the agency is taking the right enforcement approach.
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Centurion Wealth appoints chief compliance officer
Centurion Wealth, which specializes in holistic wealth management solutions tailored for entrepreneurs, executives, and independent women, announced Jill Grimes as its new chief compliance officer.
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Bruderman Asset Management dinged $250K by SEC over disclosure lapses
The Securities and Exchange Commission ordered New York-based investment adviser Bruderman Asset Management and its principal to pay a total of $250,000 over their alleged failure to disclose misuse of profits raised from clients.
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News BriefCitigroup unit to pay $8.3M in FINRA partial tender offer case
A broker-dealer affiliate of Citi agreed to pay nearly $8.3 million as part of a settlement with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority addressing allegations the firm overtendered shares in partial tender offers and received millions in ill-gotten gains.
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SEC orders AssetMark to pay $18M in conflicts of interest case
Investment adviser AssetMark agreed to pay more than $18 million to settle allegations by the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding undisclosed conflicts of interest involving its affiliate’s cash sweep program and its revenue-sharing arrangements with third parties.
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News BriefLawsuit: Ex-Payqwick CCO fired, retaliated against for raising alarm
The ex-chief compliance officer at Payqwick, a California-based money transmitter that serviced the cannabis industry, is suing her former employer alleging wrongful termination and whistleblower retaliation over lax disclosures related to an acquisition.
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News BriefCarl M. Hennig dinged by SEC over Reg BI lapses
Wisconsin-based broker-dealer Carl M. Hennig agreed to pay a $50,000 fine to settle allegations by the Securities and Exchange Commission it failed to comply with Regulation Best Interest.
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News BriefSEC obtains judgment against J.H. Darbie in SARs reporting case
New York-based brokerage firm J.H. Darbie & Co. consented to pay a $125,000 penalty to resolve charges levied by the Securities and Exchange Commission that the firm failed to report suspicious activity regarding penny stock transactions.
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News BriefAmerican Infrastructure Funds to pay $1.6M over fiduciary duty breaches
California-based investment adviser American Infrastructure Funds agreed to pay more than $1.6 million to settle charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding multiple breaches of its fiduciary duty to clients.
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Citadel Securities fined $7M for mismarked short, long sales
Miami-based broker-dealer Citadel Securities was fined $7 million as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission addressing mismarked short and long sales caused by a coding error in the firm’s automated trading system.
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News BriefGoldman Sachs fined $6M by SEC over admitted data inaccuracies
Goldman Sachs & Co. was assessed a $6 million penalty by the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of a settlement in which the financial institution admitted it submitted incomplete and inaccurate securities trading information affecting at least 163 million transactions.
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News BriefStoneX admits disclosure, supervision lapses in $650K CFTC settlement
Chicago-based swap dealer StoneX Markets agreed to pay $650,000 as part of a settlement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission addressing admitted disclosure and supervision failures.
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SEC adopts revised fund name requirements
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to its rule covering fund names to ensure the regulation is appropriate to address new investment drivers, namely environmental, social, and governance matters.
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News BriefCFPB warns lenders on use of AI in credit denial process
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned lenders using artificial intelligence in credit denials that consumers must receive accurate and specific reasoning—and not checklists—for why a credit request was denied.