All Risk Management articles – Page 34
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News BriefUAE joins pact with U.S. on cybersecurity cooperation
The United States and United Arab Emirates finalized an agreement to work together to safeguard the financial sector from cyberattacks.
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PodcastDigital Transformation of Compliance podcast: Stellantis CCO Darren Bradshaw
In this episode of the Digital Transformation of Compliance podcast series, Darren Bradshaw, chief audit and compliance officer at Stellantis, shares how the automaker has digitized and automated parts of its compliance function.
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WebcastCPE Webcast: TPRM privacy compliance: 10 best practices when working with third parties
Businesses are facing an increasing amount of pressure to protect their customers’ data and demonstrate privacy compliance. At the same time, for most modern organizations, more data is flowing to third parties than ever before.
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PremiumModern-day enterprises: How to prepare for and prove network compliance
The need to prove network compliance is intensifying as lawmakers introduce new privacy legislation and organizations update their contractual security requirements for third-party vendors.
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News BriefBlackbaud settles with states for $49.5M over 2020 data breach
Software company Blackbaud agreed to pay $49.5 million in a multistate settlement addressing charges related to a 2020 cyberattack that exposed the personal data of approximately 13,000 consumers.
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News BriefCybersecurity, AML risks among SEC 2024 exam priorities
SEC examiners will be asking tough questions of registered firms regarding how they handle risks related to operational security, interact with financial technology companies and crypto assets, and the maturity of their anti-money laundering programs.
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PremiumSpanish labor ministry continues working condition crusade with Big Four fines
Spain’s labor ministry fined the Big Four accountancy firms at least €1.4 million (U.S. $1.5 million) total for overworking and underpaying their respective employees, continuing a recent trend in the country of the government cracking down on apparent labor violations.
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News BriefFCA fines Equifax’s U.K. unit $13.3M over 2017 data breach
The Financial Conduct Authority fined Equifax’s U.K. unit more than £11 million (U.S. $13.3 million) regarding the company’s 2017 data breach that affected approximately 13.8 million U.K. consumers.
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News BriefTransUnion settles with CFPB, FTC over tenant screening accuracy
Credit reporting agency TransUnion agreed to pay $23 million total across settlements with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission for alleged tenant screening and security freeze deficiencies.
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News BriefFCA fines, bans ex-Barclays CEO Staley over misrepresented Epstein ties
Former Barclays CEO Jes Staley was fined £1.8 million (U.S. $2.2 million) and banned from serving in a senior management role in the financial services industry by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority for allegedly misleading the regulator regarding his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
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OpinionIncentive policies suggest calm before storm at DOJ
All the carrots being offered by the Department of Justice in the past year—greater penalty reduction thresholds, relief related to compensation clawbacks, voluntary self-disclosure incentives—are part of a strategy to strengthen the enforcement stick when companies don’t cooperate.
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PremiumCFTC commissioner blasts Goldman’s ‘culture of noncompliance’
After four enforcement cases against Goldman Sachs in 18 months, CFTC Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero accused the firm of perpetuating a corporate culture that tolerates repeated violations of the agency’s rules.
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WebcastCPE Webcast: Mastering technology for automated CIP and enhanced risk assessment
Delve into the strategies that go beyond the conventional approach, utilizing automated customer identification programs and onboarding methods to their full potential.
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PremiumExpert: How data hoarding increases businesses’ cyber risks
Holding on to data for longer than necessary creates vulnerabilities for businesses by giving cyberattackers more avenues to access an organization’s computer systems.
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News BriefCompliance cost concerns raised as California enacts climate disclosure laws
The governor of California signed off on a pair of bills containing requirements for large businesses operating in the state to make disclosures regarding their climate-related risks and impacts, though not without mentioning work to be done on the compliance ramifications associated with each law.
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PremiumU.K. financial regs pressure firms to step up D&I considerations
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority set out proposals to ensure firms treat nonfinancial misconduct, such as bullying, racist behavior, and sexual harassment, as strictly as other regulatory offenses.
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PodcastDigital Transformation of Compliance podcast: FedEx CCO Justin Ross
In the debut episode of the Digital Transformation of Compliance podcast series, Justin Ross, chief compliance officer at FedEx, speaks to specific areas in which the shipping giant has digitized and automated parts of its compliance function.
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PremiumOCC examiners to focus 2024 attention on risks that led to bank failures
Bank examiners from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency are focusing their supervision attention on how banks manage risks that brought down three mid-sized financial institutions earlier this year.
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News BriefMGM discloses $100M hit from cyberattack
MGM Resorts International said it expects to take a $100 million hit as part of the fallout of a cyberattack that has most significantly impacted its Las Vegas operations.
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PremiumShinhan Bank enforcements a lesson in not prioritizing compliance
The recent $25 million in combined penalties levied against South Korean-based Shinhan Bank by three U.S. regulators was the culmination of the bank’s failure over an eight-year period to timely correct deficiencies with its anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act processes.