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Dutch banks’ innovative AML collaboration ready to take next step
ABN AMRO, ING, Rabobank, Triodos Bank, and de Volksbank are each participating in a first-of-its-kind collaboration to shine light on the estimated €16 billion worth of illicit funds coursing through the Netherlands’ banking system every year.
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Discover ‘paying the price’ for not investing in compliance
Discover Financial Services is “paying the price” for underinvesting in compliance over the past several years and has been ramping up spending and hiring to catch up, two senior executives said in a call with analysts.
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Why MobilityWorks shifted from manual to automatic for dealer compliance
Erik Ingersoll, director of risk and compliance at MobilityWorks, shares the advantages the wheelchair accessibility vehicle provider has gained from switching to an automated compliance system to track its licenses.
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Companies get say on Biden executive order restricting China tech investments
President Joe Biden’s recent executive order to restrict certain outbound investments to China offers an opportunity for companies to help shape the program by offering input through comment.
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CFPB’s Chopra teases new rules for data brokers at White House roundtable
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is moving forward with plans to propose new rules for data brokers that would regulate their personal data gathering activities under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
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ABA resolution latest effort to separate lawyers from clients’ crimes
Under increasing pressure from federal lawmakers and regulators, the American Bar Association agreed to strengthen the obligations lawyers must meet when weighing whether to stop representing clients who might be using their services to commit financial crimes.
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KPMG survey: ESG-related concerns in M&A derailing deals
Material findings related to environmental, social, and governance due diligence have disrupted mergers and acquisitions, forcing companies in the United States and abroad to back out of deals, according to a study from KPMG.
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SEC, CFTC call for self-reporting to reduce off-channel comms backlash
The Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission have indicated they will be more forgiving to financial services firms that voluntarily self-report recordkeeping violations and take remedial actions before being asked to do so.
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Q&A: FlightHub compliance officer on shift to culture of compliance
Sona Bedrossian, FlightHub Group’s general counsel and compliance officer, explains to Compliance Week how the online travel agency embeds compliance into its technology.
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Covington mulling appeal of ruling in SEC breached client case
Covington & Burling is leaving open the possibility of appealing a recent federal court order requiring the law firm to provide the names of hacked clients to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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AA report: Inflation helps drive audit fees to all-time high
Average audit fees paid to external auditors by Securities and Exchange Commission registrants reached record totals in fiscal year 2022, according to the latest annual study.
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Risks, opportunities under SEC’s cyber incident disclosure rule
The clock is ticking for public companies to put in place policies and practices to meet the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s newly approved cybersecurity incident disclosure rule.
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Pressure on DPAs to ensure success of GDPR cross-border proposal
Plans to speed up General Data Protection Regulation cases against the likes of Big Tech firms by improving cooperation among the European Union’s data regulators have been largely welcomed by experts.
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Common sanctions compliance trip points from 2023 enforcement cases
Penalties against companies including British American Tobacco, Wells Fargo, and Microsoft demonstrate the multiple ways in which businesses can run afoul of U.S. sanctions—an area receiving increased scrutiny by regulators.
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Need to know: New York City AI bias law
Companies that use automated tools to screen candidates for jobs based in New York City must check those systems for bias or potentially run afoul of a first-in-the-nation law.
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Survey: Financial institutions doing more with less by outsourcing compliance
Respondents to a recent survey conducted by Compliance Week and Guidehouse largely indicated outsourcing improved the effectiveness of their compliance program in fighting financial crime, though limits remain on how much can be outsourced.
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IBM report: Data breach costs at all-time high; AI helping detection
The global average cost of a data breach reached a new all-time high of $4.45 million in 2023, according to IBM’s annual report.
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Investor lawsuit targets Bank of America over off-channel comms fines
Stockholder lawsuits have emerged as the latest aftershock from the regulatory crackdown against banks and financial services firms for allowing off-channel business communications by their employees.
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Tech capabilities key to finance support of ESG reporting
Finance and accounting is increasingly relied on to provide support regarding companies’ ESG disclosures without being granted additional resources. Technology that enables automation serves as a solution to reduce this burden.
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Biden cyber strategy plan calls for big businesses to step up
The “biggest, most capable, and best-positioned” businesses must assume a greater share of mitigating cyber risks, the White House said in announcing the National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan.