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Two Point Capital, CEO dinged $100K for compliance procedure lapses
Two Point Capital Management and its CEO John McGowan were fined a total of $100,000 by the Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to adopt and implement policies and procedures tailored to guide the firm’s compliance with federal securities law.
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ArticleFive compliance triumphs from 2022
Positive contributions in the areas of ESG, AI responsibility, and setting standards regarding CCO liability highlight the latest installment of CW’s annual list of laudable ethics and compliance moments.
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SEC risk alert notes compliance issues regarding ID theft rule
The Division of Examinations at the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a risk alert detailing recent issues observed by inspectors regarding compliance with the agency’s identity theft red flags rule, Regulation S-ID.
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PremiumTop ethics and compliance failures of 2022
Businesses not taking AML requirements seriously, years of noncompliant off-channel communications catching up to financial services titans, and a manufacturing firm that shared revenue with terrorists comprise CW’s list of the biggest ethics and compliance fails of 2022.
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Options Clearing Corporation appoints chief risk officer
The Options Clearing Corporation, a derivatives clearing organization, announced the promotion of Vishal Thakkar to chief risk officer.
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The Hartford adds chief sustainability officer
The Hartford Financial Services Group announced the appointment of Terence Shields to the newly created role of chief sustainability officer.
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ArticleCFTC commissioner stresses ‘urgency’ in call for heightened crypto oversight
Christy Goldsmith Romero, a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is lobbying the regulator to use its existing authority to conduct “heightened supervision” over derivative exchanges to create more oversight in crypto markets.
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ArticleFCA fines Julius Baer subsidiary $21.5M for bribery scheme
Julius Baer International will pay more than £18 million (U.S. $21.5 million) to settle charges laid by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority for paying bribes to generate business with a Russian oil company.
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Argand Partners adds CCO, general counsel
Private equity firm Argand Partners announced the addition of Samantha Katz as general counsel and chief compliance officer.
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SBI Card chief risk officer resigns
SBI Cards and Payment Services announced Aparna Kuppuswamy will resign as chief risk officer.
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ArticleGoldman Sachs unit fined $4M for ESG investment lapses
Goldman Sachs Asset Management agreed to pay $4 million to settle SEC charges it failed to follow its own policies and procedures regarding a trio of investment products marketed for their environmental, social, and governance considerations.
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ArticleFINRA to sweep crypto-related communications by broker-dealers
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority announced an examination sweep of retail communications by broker-dealers and their affiliates related to cryptocurrency asset products and services.
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Cybersecurity staffing woes play part in FTC Safeguards Rule delays
The Federal Trade Commission extended the deadline for compliance with certain changes to its Safeguards Rule announced last year, in part because of labor shortages in the cybersecurity market.
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ArticleTreasury recommends more oversight for bank-fintech relationships
A new Treasury report found as the trend of nonbank fintech companies providing financial services in partnership with regulated entities continues to grow, regulators need to increase oversight of these relationships to curb the risks they pose.
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ArticleS&P Global fined $2.5M over conflict of interest lapses
Credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings agreed to pay $2.5 million and improve its compliance practices to settle allegations by the SEC that its marketing team pressured the ratings team concerning the rating of a particular mortgage-backed security transaction.
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Former investment adviser CCO pleads guilty to wire fraud
Jennifer Campbell, the former chief compliance officer of a New York-based investment adviser, faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine after pleading guilty to wire fraud in federal court.
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ArticlePIC Renegade Properties to pay $400K for investment fund violations
A general partner in a real estate investment fund agreed to pay $400,000 to settle allegations it failed to register the fund and take reasonable steps to verify investors were accredited, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced.
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ArticleSEC investigating Apollo Global, Carlyle Group, KKR for employee off-channel communications
Three private equity firms have disclosed they are under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for having allowed employees to use unauthorized communication channels like WhatsApp and WeChat to conduct company business.
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ArticleAs new SEC marketing rule takes effect, many questions remain
The 18-month probationary period for the new Securities and Exchange Commission marketing rule for investment advisers has expired and compliance with the rule is now mandatory.
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ArticleCFPB outlines rule mandating FIs provide customers their data
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau initiated rulemaking that would require banks and other financial institutions to make a consumer’s personal financial data available to them upon request.