All Regulatory Enforcement articles – Page 132
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ArticleCompliance practices for Iran and Russia sanctions
Looming deadlines and decision points concerning Iran and Russia may portend changes in the implementation of existing sanctions. The challenge for sanctions compliance professionals is how to manage these risks while still engaging in legitimate trade.
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World Bank: FreeBalance faces six-month debarment
The World Bank Group announced the debarment for six months of FreeBalance, a Canadian provider of financial-management-related software, connected to sanctionable misconduct under the Integrated Financial Management Information System Project for Liberia.
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Enforcement against opioid drug makers and distributors escalates
Several actions taken by the Department of Justice in recent weeks make it clear that prosecutors have their sights set squarely on pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors for their role in the opioid epidemic.
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From ‘regulatory spaghetti’ to ‘regulator ready’
For financial services firms, employing centralized data processing is a capability that many firms simply cannot afford to live without.
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State Department finds human rights abuses at Chol Hyun Construction
Compliance and risk practitioners, beware: A new report from the U.S. Department of State detailing aspects of the human rights situation in North Korea has listed Chol Hyun Construction as a company that practices state-sponsored slavery.
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SEC: Compliance officer stole $9M from charity
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a chief compliance officer with defrauding a non-profit charitable foundation out of $9 million over the course of twelve years.
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GM to pay $120M in ignition switch case
General Motors today reached a $120 million settlement with the attorneys general of 49 states and the District of Columbia to resolve claims that the automaker concealed safety issues related to ignition-switch-related defects in several of its vehicles.
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Compliance considerations for doing business in Sudan
The United States might have lifted sanctions against Sudan, but companies looking to do business there need to understand the many serious compliance hurdles that still exist.
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SEC announces another big whistleblower award
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a whistleblower has earned an award of more than $1 million for providing the SEC with new information and substantial corroborating documentation of a securities law violation by a registered entity that impacted retail customers.
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Rosenstein: Tech companies must practice ‘responsible encryption’
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in remarks this week urged technology companies to work in collaboration with the government, saying “warrant-proof” encryption allows criminals and terrorists to hide incriminating evidence.
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The role of banks in corruption
A look at a recent report that examines allegations of bribery to purchase votes on the International Olympic Committee for the selection in 2009 of Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Olympics.
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SteelEye platform enables financial firms to meet MiFID II requirements
SteelEye, a compliance technology and data analytics firm, recently announced the launch of its innovative data platform, designed to help financial firms meet their obligations under MiFID II for record-keeping, trade reconstruction, best execution, and transaction reporting in a single platform.
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Duff & Phelps enhances its Disputes and Investigations practice
Duff & Phelps, a global valuation and corporate finance advisor, has named Norman Harrison as a managing director in the firm’s Disputes and Investigations Practice.
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Has Uber turned a page?
Uber may finally be changing its tune and, this time, in a very public way, writes The Man From the FCPA.
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Alere to pay $13M for accounting fraud charges
Medical manufacturer Alere has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle charges that it committed accounting fraud through its subsidiaries to meet revenue targets and made improper payments to foreign officials to increase sales in certain countries.
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CFTC makes pitch for self-reporting, cooperation in enforcement actions
The CFTC, with lessons learned and expectations informed by similar programs at other federal agencies, is promoting new self-disclosure and cooperation agreements with the firms it oversees. James McDonald, director of the Division of Enforcement, outlined the program in a recent speech.
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FinCEN: Beware of laundering Venezuela bribe money
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an advisory, warning banks about widespread public corruption in Venezuela and what methods Venezuelan senior political figures may use to move and hide corruption proceeds.
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A comprehensive look at the new General Data Protection Regulation
In this e-Book, we explain in detail what the GDPR is and what new changes it demands from companies that collect or process personal data on EU citizens. Examples of questions that will be answered include: Under what circumstances is a data protection officer required? What are the steps ...
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Congress considers secondary sanctions against North Korea, banking partners
Proposed legislation would create the “toughest financial sanctions ever directed at North Korea.” Secondary sanctions would bar foreign banks from the U.S. financial system if they have business relationships with the rogue nation.
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Report: CFPB’s Wells Fargo fine was just 1 percent of potential penalty
The latest attack on the CFPB by Republican critics comes in an investigative report alleging that the Bureau fined Wells Fargo, following illegal account openings, a mere 1 percent of the penalty it was authorized to issue.