News and analysis for the well-informed compliance or audit exec.
Annual Membership best value
Subscribe now for $365
Our lowest price ($1 per day) for one year.
Register for free
Receive the CW newsletter and access CPE webcasts.
- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By Kyle Brasseur2023-11-09T16:41:00
The wealth management arm of Morgan Stanley is being probed by the Federal Reserve regarding the controls it has in place to prevent wealthy foreign customers from laundering money, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.
The Fed is scrutinizing how Morgan Stanley vets foreign customers during onboarding, the report said. The agency has previously found the bank’s due diligence and anti-money laundering (AML) controls to be lacking, according to the report, and has privately reprimanded the bank for not making required changes.
The Fed flagged issues with the bank’s controls for vetting wealthy foreign customers as far back as 2020, according to the report, and gave it a list of issues to address that had not been completed in either 2021 or 2022.
THIS IS MEMBERS-ONLY CONTENT. To continue reading, choose one of the options below.
News and analysis for the well-informed compliance or audit exec.
Annual Membership best value
Subscribe now for $365
Our lowest price ($1 per day) for one year.
Register for free
Receive the CW newsletter and access CPE webcasts.
2024-03-01T17:18:00Z By Jeff Dale
Financial technology firm Green Dot Corp. estimated a pending consent order with the Federal Reserve Board will require a payment of between $20 million to $50 million.
2024-01-12T15:04:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
Morgan Stanley agreed to pay approximately $249 million as part of settlements with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice to resolve an admitted fraud scheme involving block trades perpetrated, in part, by a former senior employee at the firm.
2023-12-08T15:42:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce received the second penalty for alleged deficiencies regarding suspicious transaction reporting announced this week by Canada’s financial intelligence agency.
2024-07-26T19:18:00Z By Jeff Dale
RTX Corp., the parent company of Raytheon, disclosed in a public filing it has reserved $1.24 billion to resolve legacy legal matters with the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Department of State.
2024-07-26T15:51:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority issued a fine of $4.5 million (3.5 million pounds) against a U.K.-based subsidiary of crypto platform Coinbase for providing services to high-risk customers in violation of FCA rules.
2024-07-26T13:36:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Admera Health agreed to pay more than $5.5 million to resolve allegations first brought by two whistleblowers that it paid kickbacks to third-party contractors, the Department of Justice said.
Site powered by Webvision Cloud