All Risk Management articles – Page 39
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News BriefInstinet fined $3.8M by FINRA over deficient CAT reports
Instinet, a brokerage firm subsidiary of Nomura Group, agreed to pay $3.8 million as part of a settlement with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority regarding “tens of billions” of inaccurate or late reports filed to the consolidated audit trail central repository.
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Neogen discloses avoided OFAC fine in Iran sanctions probe
Neogen Corp. disclosed the Office of Foreign Assets Control concluded a probe into potential sanctions violations regarding transactions by the food and animal safety company with parties in Iran without issuing a fine.
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News BriefShort seller accuses Freedom Holding Corp. of ‘brazen’ sanctions evasion
Freedom Holding Corp. was accused of “brazen sanctions evasion,” along with openly flouting anti-money laundering and know your customer regulations, as part of an investigative report published by short seller Hindenburg Research.
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News BriefFinCEN alerts banks to payroll tax, workers’ compensation schemes
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a notice to financial institutions regarding its observations of increasing payroll tax evasion and workers’ compensation fraud taking place in the U.S. residential and commercial real estate construction industries.
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News BriefSkyCity Entertainment reserves $29M for pending AML/CFT fine
Australian gaming company SkyCity Entertainment Group disclosed it reserved AUS$45 million (U.S. $29 million) for a potential settlement resolving alleged violations of the country’s anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism law.
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ArticleRecent claims cast doubt on legitimacy of behavioral science
Assessing allegations of data manipulation in psychological studies involving a Harvard Business School professor, Paul Eccleson asks whether we can trust research on behavioral science.
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News BriefGrupo Aval to pay $81M in landmark FCPA case
Colombian conglomerate Grupo Aval agreed to pay nearly $81 million as part of settlements addressing alleged bribes paid by its bank subsidiary Corficolombiana to win a highway construction contract.
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News BriefOFAC doubles down on sanctions against Belarusian regime
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced expanded sanctions against the Belarusian regime three years after the country’s disputed 2020 presidential election.
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News BriefCCPA first state privacy law deemed adequate by Dubai financial hub
The Dubai International Financial Centre announced the California Consumer Privacy Act passes muster, allowing compliant California businesses to be the first permitted to transfer data with the DIFC without additional contractual measures.
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News BriefN.Y. cyber strategy puts pressure on banks, energy sector
New York will closely monitor the cybersecurity protections in place at institutions in the financial and energy sectors as part of its first statewide cybersecurity strategy.
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PremiumKPMG survey: ESG-related concerns in M&A derailing deals
Material findings related to environmental, social, and governance due diligence have disrupted mergers and acquisitions, forcing companies in the United States and abroad to back out of deals, according to a study from KPMG.
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PremiumSEC, CFTC call for self-reporting to reduce off-channel comms backlash
The Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission have indicated they will be more forgiving to financial services firms that voluntarily self-report recordkeeping violations and take remedial actions before being asked to do so.
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News BriefFund administrator Theorem to pay $122K over missed red flags
The Securities and Exchange Commission ordered Florida-based fund administrator Theorem Fund Services to pay more than $122,000 to settle allegations it missed red flags regarding a $39 million fraud.
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OpinionSEC’s latest whistleblower award worth note beyond $104M payout
The SEC announced a $104 million award split among seven whistleblowers, but the fact nearly a dozen claimants contacted the agency seeking to provide information related to one action should be notable to companies regarding the stakes of the current whistleblower landscape.
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News BriefWells Fargo fined $200M in latest SEC, CFTC off-channel comms sweep
The Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission continued their crackdown on financial firms’ recordkeeping failures regarding employee use of off-channel communications with $555 million in total fines levied against nine institutions and their affiliates.
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PremiumQ&A: FlightHub compliance officer on shift to culture of compliance
Sona Bedrossian, FlightHub Group’s general counsel and compliance officer, explains to Compliance Week how the online travel agency embeds compliance into its technology.
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PremiumCovington mulling appeal of ruling in SEC breached client case
Covington & Burling is leaving open the possibility of appealing a recent federal court order requiring the law firm to provide the names of hacked clients to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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News BriefFed report highlights emerging cyber threats, including generative AI
The Federal Reserve listed the proliferation of generative artificial intelligence tools among areas of emerging cybersecurity threats for banks to monitor as part of its annual resilience report.
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News BriefACI Worldwide to pay $20M in settlement with states over data handling
ACI Worldwide is set to pay $20 million as part of a proposed settlement with states related to lax data handling and erroneous transactions that resulted in previous penalties against the company levied by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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News BriefAlbemarle reserves $219M for FCPA settlements
Chemical company Albemarle Corp. disclosed it is set to pay $218.5 million as part of proposed settlements reached with the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission regarding apparent violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.