CFTC dings U.S. Bank, Oppenheimer over off-channel comms violations
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Kyle Brasseur2024-03-19T16:19:00
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced settlements with U.S. Bank and Oppenheimer & Co. for admitted recordkeeping and supervision failures regarding employee use of off-channel communications for conducting business.
U.S. Bank agreed to pay a $6 million penalty, while Oppenheimer was fined $1 million.
Both firms’ violations dated back to 2019 and included instances of noncompliance among senior leaders and supervisory personnel responsible for ensuring compliance, the CFTC said in its press release Tuesday. These occurred despite the firms having in place policies and procedures to prevent business-related communications through unapproved means.
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