All Regulatory Enforcement articles – Page 148
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Congress to SEC: You'll get nothing and like it
Twice in recent years, the House Appropriations Committee's approved budget for the SEC has been $222 million less than the SEC requested. For FY 2017, the SEC requested a budget of $1.781 billion. Anyone care to guess what the Committee approved?
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BlogCW2016: SEC and DoJ speak on personal liability
Enforcement heads from the SEC and Department of Justice kicked off Compliance Week 2016 in Washington D.C. this week, speaking candidly about compliance program effectiveness, personal liability, and much more. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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SEC awards two more whistleblowers
The SEC is awarding more than $450,000 to two individuals for a tip that led the agency to open a corporate accounting investigation and for their assistance once the investigation was underway. The whistleblower award is the third announced by the SEC in the past week, says CW’s Jaclyn Jaeger, ...
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FINRA fines compliance officer for AML compliance failures
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has fined Raymond James & Associates and Raymond James Financial Services a total of $17 million for widespread failures related to the firms’ anti-money laundering programs. RJA’s former AML compliance officer was also fined and suspended for three months.
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Australia bolsters antitrust enforcement
Australian regulators are aggressively enforcing that nation’s competition laws, demonstrated by a wave of significant enforcement actions reached in just the last couple of months. Multinationals with operations in Australia should heed the warning. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.
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CCO independence as key indicia of best practices compliance program
At the annual Compliance Week conference, U.S. Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission representatives spoke about what constitutes an effective compliance program under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the increased importance of an independent chief compliance officer. Our Man From FCPA Tom Fox explores further.
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60 Minutes: The inside story of the fall of Roomy Khan and Raj Rajaratnam
Bruce Carton offers a look at a 60 Minutes piece called “Inside Edge” about former stock analyst Roomy Khan, who was caught early by federal prosecutors investigating insider-trading by hedge funds and ultimately became a critical government informant in the criminal case that brought down Galleon Group's Raj Rajaratnam and ...
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CCOs feeling the heat of regulatory scrutiny
The threat of increasing personal liability has compliance officers on the defensive, especially in light of the newly established compliance counsel role within the Department of Justice’s Fraud Section. Jaclyn Jaeger looks into how CCOs are dealing with this intensified level of direct scrutiny on their performance.
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BlogSEC’s whistleblower office on winning roll
The SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower has been on a winning streak, which continued this week as it announced an award of between $5 million and $6 million to a former company insider whose tips uncovered hidden securities violations. The office has now awarded more than $67 million to 29 ...
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Sapient Global Markets introduces RegRecon
Sapient Global Markets, a global provider of business technology and consulting services for the financial and commodity markets, recently announced the launch of RegRecon, purpose built to solve industry issues surrounding low match rates and regulatory reporting accuracy.
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ArticleThe rules of the road for corporate monitors
Companies facing a corporate monitorship face many questions. How does the process work? What are the rules, not to mention proper etiquette, for having a monitor in your midst for upwards of three years? Joe Mont reports.
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After rejection, SEC whistleblower's persistence leads to $3.5 million award
On Friday, the SEC announced its latest whistleblower award -- a sizable one that is noteworthy for at least three reasons.
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Calls to reform False Claims Act revisited
Is it time to reform the False Claims Act? The answer depends on whom you ask, says Jaclyn Jaeger. Critics argue that it leads to unfair penalties and unjust results for companies; others say it empowers whistleblowers to help the government conquer fraud.
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A step toward the light of transparency, but only a small step
The U.S. government is now requiring banks to obtain the identifies of those they do business with—a rule, notes Tom Fox, that is long overdue. But criticism of the rule could point to a greater need for legislation to streamline the current system around the creation of corporations. Will Congress ...
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BDO Consulting expands financial services advisory
BDO Consulting, a division of professional services firm BDO USA, has appointed Gary Swiman as head of regulatory and compliance consulting for its financial services advisory practice.
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Wyeth and Pfizer to pay $784.6 million in False Claims Act case
Wyeth and Pfizer last week reached a $784.6 million settlement with the Department of Justice to resolve allegations that Wyeth knowingly reported to the government false and fraudulent prices on two of its drugs.
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How not to be sanctioned by the World Bank
Justice Dept. enforcement actions for anti-corruption law violations often garner the most attention, but multilateral development banks are also major players in the anti-corruption global arena, adding more compliance risk. CW’s Jaclyn Jaeger on how to avoid being sanctioned.
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Insured Retirement Institute partners with Gainfully
The Insured Retirement Institute has announced a new partnership with Gainfully, a first-of-its-kind open marketing platform for the financial services industry. Through the partnership, financial advisors can now leverage the Gainfully platform to share relevant and timely content with their clients using social media in an SEC and FINRA-compliant environment.
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ArticlePreparing your company for a dawn raid
Knowing what to expect in the event of a dawn raid and how to respond will help ensure not only that employees cooperate during an investigation, but also that the legal rights of the company remain protected. Jaclyn Jaeger explores how to avoid any missteps that can damage a company’s ...
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Greater scrutiny of merger activity in the defense industry on the way?
The Justice Department and FTC this month issued a joint statement reaffirming the importance of preserving competition in the defense industry. The statement may have been prompted by threats made by the Department of Defense to seek legislation to expand its role in the review of mergers and acquisitions in ...