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OpinionSilicon Valley Bank risk chief gap glaring post-collapse
For eight months last year, Silicon Valley Bank went without an established chief risk officer. The ramifications of that decision are hard to ignore in the wake of the bank’s hasteful failure.
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PremiumRegulators on damage control following SVB, Signature Bank failures
The White House, Department of the Treasury, and other federal banking regulators swung into action over the weekend to prevent the failure of two banks with $264 billion in combined deposits from turning into a full-blown economic crisis.
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News BriefEx-Goldman banker sentenced to 10 years for 1MDB fraud role
Former Goldman Sachs Managing Director Roger Ng was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the 1MDB fraud scandal.
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News BriefSilicon Valley Bank closed by banking regs after historic collapse
In the largest U.S. bank failure since 2008, Silicon Valley Bank was closed and its approximately $175 billion in deposits placed under control of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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News BriefWebull fined $3M for failing to properly supervise automated trading system
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fined broker-dealer Webull Financial $3 million for alleged failures related to customer due diligence and processing and reporting of customer complaints.
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News BriefEnergy broker Coquest fined by CFTC in block trade manipulation case
Energy broker Coquest, its owners, and trading affiliates agreed to pay a total of nearly $3 million to resolve allegations from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission the firm failed in its oversight responsibilities regarding more than 2,000 trades made against its customers.
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News BriefSEC fines broker-dealer $100K over SARs reporting failures
Cambria Capital agreed to pay $100,000, hire an independent anti-money laundering consultant, and be censured for failing to file suspicious activity reports on certain transactions over a two-year period, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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PremiumAnti-ESG fervor catching fire with Republican lawmakers
The blowback against environmental, social, and governance initiatives in investments and corporate strategies is quickly building momentum in conservative politics, with nearly two dozen states proposing bills that limit ESG investments.
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News BriefEx-CCO gets three years in prison for wire fraud
A former chief compliance officer of an unnamed New York-based investment adviser was sentenced to three years in prison for defrauding clients and her employer.
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News BriefFINMA: Credit Suisse ‘seriously breached’ duty regarding Greensill
Poor risk management by Credit Suisse’s asset management company kept the bank mostly unaware of the risky nature of lending procedures used by Lex Greensill that would lead to the collapse of Greensill Capital, according to Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority.
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SEC commissioners question best execution ruling in Huntleigh Advisors case
Huntleigh Advisors and affiliate Datatex Investment Services agreed to pay $893,502 to settle charges laid by the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding failure to disclose conflicts of interest to their advisory clients over eight years.
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News BriefProbe into Goldman Sachs’ credit card practices expands
Goldman Sachs Group disclosed more regulators—beyond the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau—are investigating its credit card account management practices.
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News BriefOFAC imposes new sanctions to mark anniversary of Russia’s Ukraine invasion
The Office of Foreign Assets Control unveiled a slew of new sanctions against financial services firms and individuals that either support Russia’s war effort or have been judged to be undermining existing U.S. sanctions.
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News BriefSEC cites CCO error in HITE Hedge short selling case
Investment advisory firm HITE Hedge Asset Management and its private fund clients agreed to pay more than $220,000 to settle allegations the firm violated a Securities and Exchange Commission rule concerning short selling.
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News BriefWells Fargo probed for employee use of off-channel communications
The Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission are investigating Wells Fargo regarding employees’ improper use of off-channel communications to conduct business and the bank’s recordkeeping of those communications.
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News BriefMormon church, investment manager pay $5M for misstating asset ownership
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its investment advisory firm agreed to pay a total of $5 million to settle charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission that both entities conspired to obscure the value of the church’s investments.
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News BriefRaiffeisen confirms OFAC probe into Russia, Ukraine business
Raiffeisen Bank International said it received a request for information from the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control regarding its business activities related to Russia and Ukraine.
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News BriefSEC, CFTC order Options Clearing Corp. to pay $22M over internal rule failures
Options Clearing Corp. agreed to pay $22 million as part of settlements with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission addressing charges the company failed to comply with internal rules to manage risks.
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News BriefSEC proposes expansion of RIA custody rule
The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed registered investment advisers be required to place nearly any asset, not just cash and securities, with qualified custodians, thereby expanding the scope of client assets.
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News BriefAmigo Loans dodges $89M fine over IT system lending lapses
Amigo Loans faced a penalty of £72.9 million (U.S. $88.7 million) after the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority found it used automated decision-making to drive sales over ensuring whether customers posed credit risks.