All articles by Kyle Brasseur – Page 34
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ArticleGermany’s N26 fined $5M for AML lapses
Mobile bank N26 revealed it paid a €4.25 million (U.S. $5 million) fine ordered by Germany’s market regulator regarding deficiencies in its reporting of suspicious activities “in the area of anti-money laundering.”
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ArticleRobinhood touts crypto wallet offering, hires new CCO
Fintech firm Robinhood has hired a new chief compliance officer at its cryptocurrency arm ahead of the first round of testing for its cryptocurrency wallet offering.
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ArticleDeparting CFTC commissioner to join SEC as general counsel
Dan Berkovitz has signed on to become general counsel at the SEC less than three weeks since announcing his intention to step down as a commissioner at the CFTC.
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ArticleSEC issues top-10 whistleblower award at $36M
With the end of a record fiscal year around the corner, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued yet another top-10 whistleblower award at approximately $36 million.
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ArticleSEC brings first-ever actions enforcing 2016 municipal advisor rule
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Choice Advisors and two of its principals in its first enforcement actions under a non-solicitor municipal advisors rule that took effect in 2016.
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ArticleFASB proposal seeks to clarify fair value standard
The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a proposed update to Topic 820 that seeks to establish that a contractual restriction on the sale of an equity security should not be considered in measuring fair value.
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ArticleKPMG Australia fined $450K over training test cheating
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board announced a $450,000 fine against KPMG’s Australian subsidiary to resolve allegations of widespread cheating on personnel training tests at the firm.
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ArticleMessage to compliance on ESG: ‘Step up and lead’
Regardless of situation, one thing all companies should have in common is a compliance presence as part of ESG decision-making, said Jim Massey during a fireside chat at CW’s “Everything ESG” virtual event.
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ArticleOwn your ESG materiality strategy, advises SASB founder
Jean Rogers advised companies not to rely on regulators and organization frameworks over internal expertise when it comes to determining ESG materiality as part of her keynote at CW’s “Everything ESG” virtual event.
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ArticleWith SEC rulemaking imminent, ESG disclosure prep takes center stage
A deluge of SEC rulemaking on ESG matters could begin as early as next month, prompting Davis Polk’s Betty Moy Huber to kick off CW’s “Everything ESG” virtual event with an overarching message on the importance of preparation.
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ArticleMcDonald’s promotes U.S. general counsel
Fast food chain McDonald’s has promoted veteran attorney Angie Steele to the role of U.S. general counsel.
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ArticleSEC sanctions 8 over email breaches
The Securities and Exchange Commission penalized eight firms across three separate actions for breaches of employee email accounts that exposed the personal information of thousands of customers in each case.
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ArticleCompliance officials to split $1M SEC whistleblower award
Three compliance practitioners received shares of a more than $1 million whistleblower award announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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ArticleWhat went wrong at Greensill Capital? Former risk chief shares his view
Brett Downes, the chief risk officer at Greensill Capital for five years before the company filed for insolvency, explains what factors he believes led to the supply chain finance startup’s abrupt collapse.
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ArticleSEC fines Healthcare Services Group $6M over contingency reporting lapses
Healthcare Services Group agreed to pay $6 million as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for contingency reporting failures that led to accounting and disclosure violations.
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ArticleChallenge to SEC’s Bank Secrecy Act authority backed by ex-FinCEN leadership
A brokerage firm petitioning the Supreme Court to review the power of the SEC to enforce the Bank Secrecy Act has received support from two former officials of the primary agency tasked with overseeing the AML law.
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ArticleWalmart adds ex-DOJ attorney as chief ethics and compliance officer
Walmart announced the appointment of Matt Miner, the “architect” of the Justice Department’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs guidance, as executive vice president and global chief ethics and compliance officer.
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ArticleT-Mobile the least surprising data breach of 2021
Cyber-attacks catch most companies and their customers off guard, but T-Mobile, the victim of at least five data breaches since 2018, had many red flags indicating its vulnerability ahead of its latest incident.
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ArticlePearson fined $1M for misleading data breach disclosures
U.K.-based education company Pearson has agreed to pay $1 million as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for misleading investors regarding a 2018 data breach.
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ArticleWestpac warned over continued AML failings
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand issued a formal warning to Westpac’s New Zealand branch for failing to report certain transactions as required under local anti-money laundering regulations.