All Regulatory Enforcement articles – Page 39
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News BriefSEC fines five in latest custody rule sweep
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced penalties against five investment advisers as part of its second targeted sweep regarding violations of its custody rule and Form ADV requirements.
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Prime Group to pay $20.6M in SEC fee disclosure case
Prime Group Holdings agreed to pay $20.6 million as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission resolving allegations it failed to adequately disclose it paid millions of dollars in fees to a real estate brokerage firm owned by its CEO.
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FCPA opinion shines light on reasonable expenses for foreign officials
A Foreign Corrupt Practices Act review published by the Department of Justice offers further clarity around when the agency would determine expenses paid on behalf of a foreign official to be deemed “reasonable and bona fide.”
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PremiumLarge companies in crosshairs early under German Supply Chain Act
Amazon, IKEA, and Volkswagen were among the companies targeted in the first round of complaints under the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act—an early indication nongovernmental organizations will seek to hold big businesses accountable for alleged human rights violations.
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Plug Power settles with SEC over accounting woes; warned of added $5M fine
Plug Power was fined $1.25 million as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission over alleged accounting failures that the company agreed to fully remediate within one year or face an additional penalty.
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News BriefSwedish DPA fines Trygg-Hansa $3.2M for GDPR breaches
Sweden’s data protection authority issued a penalty of 35 million Swedish krona (U.S. $3.2 million) against insurance company Trygg-Hansa for alleged security flaws that made customer insurance information accessible on the internet.
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News BriefWise Payments cited for Russia sanctions breaches in landmark OFSI action
U.K.-based foreign exchange service Wise Payments was cited for breaching the country’s sanctions levied against Russia as part of the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation’s first use of its disclosure enforcement powers acquired last year.
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News BriefSEC fines Citigroup unit $2.9M for underwriting record failures
The Securities and Exchange Commission fined Citigroup Global Markets $2.9 million as part of a settlement addressing alleged recordkeeping failures concerning underwriting expenses that occurred for at least a decade.
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News BriefPCAOB fines Warren Averett $200K over BDO alliance ties
Accounting firm Warren Averett agreed to pay a penalty of $200,000 in resolving the first case brought by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding auditor independence violations related to a firm’s membership in an accounting alliance.
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News BriefCFTC fines Goldman Sachs $5.5M over new recordkeeping failures
Goldman Sachs was fined $5.5 million by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as part of a settlement addressing alleged audio recordkeeping violations that followed a previous consent order the bank reached with the agency.
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News BriefLincare to pay $29M over false claims for improperly billing Medicare
Lincare Holdings, a provider of oxygen equipment and subsidiary of Linde, agreed to pay $29 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by fraudulently overbilling Medicare.
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News BriefSEC fines Archipelago Trading Services $1.5M over SARs filing lapses
Archipelago Trading Services agreed to pay a $1.5 million penalty as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly failing to file nearly 500 suspicious activity reports largely related to microcap or penny stock securities transactions.
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PremiumExpert views mixed on proposed U.K. AML reforms
Experts share differences of opinion over whether future anti-money laundering supervision in the United Kingdom should be industry specific and whether a single regulator would be more effective than multiple bodies.
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News BriefTD Bank expecting punishment in BSA/AML probes
TD Bank disclosed in a shareholder report it is facing regulatory investigations regarding its Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering compliance program.
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News BriefSEC orders 3M to pay $6.6M over FCPA violations in China
The Securities and Exchange Commission ordered 3M to pay nearly $6.6 million for alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act regarding hidden travel perks its foreign subsidiary made to government officials in China.
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News BriefSEC orders Wells Fargo to pay $35M for overbilling investment advisory clients
The Securities and Exchange Commission fined Wells Fargo $35 million for overcharging nearly 11,000 investment advisory accounts over two decades.
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News BriefU.K. regulator fines Morgan Stanley $6.8M for off-channel comms
The U.K.’s Office of Gas and Electricity Markets fined Morgan Stanley £5.4 million (U.S. $6.8 million) for allegedly failing to record and retain electronic communications by its wholesale energy traders over two years.
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News BriefEx-JPMorgan precious metals traders sentenced in spoofing case
Two former precious metals traders at JPMorgan Chase were sentenced after being convicted a year ago for fraud, attempted price manipulation, and spoofing.
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News BriefFintech to pay $1M in first violation of SEC’s amended marketing rule
The Securities and Exchange Commission ordered Titan Global Capital Management USA to pay more than $1 million for allegedly misleading investors with hypothetical performance metrics in its advertising.
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PremiumDiscover ‘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.