JPMorgan reportedly debanked the prediction market Polymarket last year over regulatory concerns. This incident underscores the compliance risks banks face when servicing prediction markets.
CFTC
Posted inFinancial Services
UBS hit with record $125M civil penalty for ‘willful’ BSA violations
UBS Financial Services was slapped with a record $125 million joint civil penalty by four regulatory agencies for willful violations of the Bank Secrecy Act, including a failure to implement and maintain an anti-money laundering compliance program and failure to file suspicious activity reports.
Posted inWhistleblowers
CFTC proposes to amend Whistleblower Rule, signals more enforcement activity
The CFTC is seeking comment on a proposed amendment to its whistleblower rules and warned that its enforcement program will “relentlessly focus on serious violations.”
Posted inCryptocurrency and Digital Assets
The SEC’s crypto taxonomy changes everything. Pending enforcement targets should act now
The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance published a 68-page interpretive release in March that, for the first time, defines what is and is not a security in the digital asset space.
Posted inFinancial Services
Convicted trader’s $16M case against Deutsche Bank hinges on compliance training, culture and leadership
A former Deutsche Bank trader convicted of wire fraud in the U.S. is suing the bank for $16.2 million for training him to break the rules. James Vorley, who worked in DB’s London office, claims senior managers at the bank instructed him to use a trading strategy that resulted in his prosecution.
