All Financial Services articles – Page 69
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ArticleNew FinCEN guidance encourages information sharing among banks
FinCEN Director Kenneth Blanco announced updated guidance to encourage more financial institutions to share information among their peers regarding suspicious transactions.
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ArticleReports: Ex-EY partner steps aside as Deutsche exec amid Wirecard probe
A former EY partner is reportedly relinquishing his position as Deutsche Bank’s head of accounting temporarily after German prosecutors launched an investigation into his role as a lead auditor for Wirecard.
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ArticleUBS chief facing investigation in ING money laundering case
A Dutch court has ordered a criminal investigation into UBS CEO Ralph Hamers for his role in the ING money laundering scandal that occurred during his tenure as the latter financial institution’s leader.
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ArticleIntercontinental Exchange subsidiary fined $8M for inaccurate securities quotes
A New York-based subsidiary of the Intercontinental Exchange has agreed to pay $8 million as part of a settlement with the SEC for compliance deficiencies related to its provision of securities quotes to subscribers.
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U.K. firm BlueCrest fined $170M for violating U.S. securities laws
U.K.-based investment fund BlueCrest Capital Management has agreed to pay $170 million as part of a settlement with the SEC for allegedly violating anti-fraud provisions of U.S. securities laws.
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PremiumTop ethics and compliance failures of 2020
From a massive accounting fraud scandal in Germany to deceitful consumer tactics among China-based companies to unethical practices on the environmental front in the United States—CW’s list of the top ethics and compliance failures of 2020 spans the globe.
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ArticleNorway’s DNB facing potential $45M AML fine
DNB ASA, Norway’s largest financial services group, is facing a potential fine of NOK 400 million (U.S. $45.4 million) for inadequate compliance with the Norwegian Anti-Money Laundering Act.
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ArticleFive compliance triumphs from 2020
CW reveals its list of five compliance wins from the year, including Samsung for its honesty, Volkswagen for successfully wrapping up its monitorship, 3M for stellar ethics, and more.
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ArticleBiden’s SEC set to require disclosure of ESG, climate change risk
The SEC under President-elect Joe Biden will push ESG and climate change-related risk alerts, guidance, and rulemaking that will likely require companies to disclose how these risks affect their bottom line.
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ArticleU.S. regs urge banks to transition from LIBOR ‘as soon as practicable’
U.S. banking regulators are encouraging financial institutions to stop entering into new contracts that use the U.S. dollar LIBOR as a reference rate ahead of its slated expiration at the end of 2021.
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ArticleWhy OCC ‘Fair Access’ proposed rule is a win-lose
How can true cooperation be achieved when the solution being proposed is essentially to pit high-risk, controversial banking customers against the banks with which they want to do business, wonders Jaclyn Jaeger.
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ArticleJPMorgan Chase fined $250M for ‘unsound’ internal control practices
The OCC fined JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. $250 million for weaknesses in its internal controls and internal audit for its fiduciary activities.
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ArticleCrackdown on culture part of widespread regulatory push
A recent ruling by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority to ban three individuals from the financial services industry for out-of-work misconduct is part of a broader push by regulators to crack down on matters related to culture, writes Martin Woods.
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ArticleSurvey: Machine learning will (eventually) help win the war against financial crime
While the war against financial crime wages on, machine learning and artificial intelligence may give financial institutions the upper hand, according to a recent survey.
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ArticleU.K. eyes history with climate change disclosure plan package
Financial services firms in the United Kingdom must soon begin reporting what material financial impact they experience from climate change under a new disclosure mandate that is the first of its kind in the world.
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ArticleEven with divided Congress, Wall Street should brace for Biden presidency
Should Republicans hold on to their majority in the Senate, President-elect Joe Biden could still find ways to pass sweeping economic legislation during his first term.
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ArticleFormer Wells Fargo CEO Stumpf to pay $2.5M in SEC settlement
Former Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle charges brought by the SEC for his role in misleading investors in connection with the bank’s infamous fake account scandal.
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ArticleMore data, more problems with FinCEN international transfer proposal?
A recent international wire transfer rule change proposed by U.S. regulators could go a long way toward combatting terrorist financing, but the increased transaction reporting may overwhelm an already taxed system, writes Martin Woods.
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ArticleOCC report: Banks sound, but compliance risks elevated amid pandemic
The U.S. banking industry is stable nearly nine months into the coronavirus pandemic, but the OCC warns of increased risks for banks seeking to comply with the Bank Secrecy Act and consumer protection and fair lending requirements.
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ArticleJulius Baer reserves $80M for FIFA corruption settlement
Julius Baer has set aside nearly $80 million in a proposed settlement with the Department of Justice regarding the agency’s corruption investigation linked to world soccer federation FIFA.