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Kyle Brasseur2021-12-13T16:34:00
The CEO of Société Générale will assume direct supervision of the risk and compliance control functions at the French multinational investment bank following the completion of remediation programs in line with two U.S. deferred prosecution agreements.
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2018-11-21T10:45:00Z By Jaclyn Jaeger
Société Générale has been slapped with a $1.34 billion criminal penalty for conspiring to violate the Trading with the Enemy Act and the Cuban Asset Control Regulations, representing the second largest penalty ever imposed on a financial institution for violations of U.S. economic sanctions.
2018-06-04T15:30:00Z By Jaclyn Jaeger
French banking group Société Générale and its wholly owned subsidiary, SGA Société Générale Acceptance, will pay a combined total penalty of more than $860 million to resolve charges with criminal authorities in the United States and France, the Department of Justice announced June 4.
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Geopolitical instability and a general focus on increasing growth and productivity by governments worldwide are causing a slew of regulatory changes in the financial services sector. But most firms are failing to identify potential compliance changes early enough to make meaningful decisions.
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