- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By Jeff Dale2023-08-30T18:23:00
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) fined a Citigroup subsidiary $2.9 million as part of a settlement addressing alleged recordkeeping failures concerning underwriting expenses that occurred for at least a decade.
Citigroup Global Markets, a registered broker-dealer and investment adviser, agreed to pay the civil penalty, cease and desist from further violations, and be censured, the SEC announced in a press release Tuesday.
The details: From at least 2009 through May 2019, Citigroup Global Markets used an unsubstantiated and unverified method to calculate and record indirect expenses associated with its underwriting activities, the SEC alleged in its order.
2023-09-29T14:51:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
Citigroup Global Markets and Citi International Financial Services agreed to pay a total of nearly $2 million as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission resolving allegations they violated the disclosure obligations of Regulation Best Interest.
2023-09-27T18:47:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
A broker-dealer affiliate of Citi agreed to pay nearly $8.3 million as part of a settlement with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority addressing allegations the firm overtendered shares in partial tender offers and received millions in ill-gotten gains.
2023-09-12T18:35:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
Citigroup Global Markets was fined $250,000 by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority regarding inaccurate trade confirmations to customers.
2025-06-12T15:51:00Z By Neil Hodge
Europe’s pioneering data protection legislation turned seven years old in May, but the compliance and enforcement difficulties that have dogged the rules since they came into force look set to present both companies and data regulators with fresh headaches for some time to come.
2025-06-11T15:12:00Z By Adrianne Appel
The Department of Justice has charged the founder of cryptocurrency company Evita with 22 violations for allegedly laundering more than $500 million through U.S. banks and cryptocurrency exchanges, on behalf of sanctioned Russian entities.
2025-06-07T01:41:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
The Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins explained his agency’s shift on cryptocurrency regulation to a Senate committee as legislators bargain over President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” and the GENIUS Act, which would have the federal government invest heavily in cryptocurrency.
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