The biggest takeaway from the fiscal year 2025 Hart-Scott-Rodino Annual Enforcement report was not the number of merger transactions reported, which has remained steady, but the value of the transactions themselves.
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Posted inBanking
JPMorgan quietly debanked Polymarket over regulatory fears, report said
JPMorgan reportedly debanked the prediction market Polymarket last year over regulatory concerns. This incident underscores the compliance risks banks face when servicing prediction markets.
Posted inAML
LexisNexis Risk Solutions exec on how compliance in all sectors supports the virtuous circle of crime prevention
Katarina Pranjic recently added “investigations” to her job title of regulatory policy director, economic crime, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Despite her credentials, she found her new immersion in investigations “exciting and terrifying,” revealing how compliance and investigations can gain from collaborating.
Posted inRegulators
FCA appoints attachés to India, UAE as part of effort to boost U.K. financial services
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority has appointed two financial services attachés in India and the UAE to help boost the regulator’s presence in key global financial markets and to drive investment into the UK economy.
Posted inTop Stories
SEC charges former execs of auto subprime lender giant Tricolor with fraud, falsifying loan documents
Two former executives and a former manager at subprime auto lender Tricolor Holdings falsified documents in pursuit of a $1.9 billion fraud against investors and banks including JPMorgan Chase, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Tricolor, which formed in 2007 and had dealerships in California, Illinois and Texas, provided subprime car loans to […]
Posted inData Privacy
Data regulator issues privacy guidance over smart devices
Companies that manufacture smart devices are set to face increased scrutiny from data regulators following concerns that most consumers are unaware of how they collect, use and sell their personal information.
Posted inAccounting & Auditing
New resource from PCAOB addresses compliance questions on QC 1000 standard
Compliance teams with questions about the new audit quality control standard should review the latest resource published by the PCAOB. QC 1000 Questions and Answers addresses issues ranging from roles and responsibilities to ethics, governance, and leadership.
Posted inAML
FinCEN analysis finds smuggling transactions in SARs reached nearly $5 billion
Banks and money services businesses (MSB) reported nearly $5 billion in transactions over three years with suspected links to human smuggling and trafficking, according to an analysis by the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The federal Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) requires banks and MSBs, which include currency exchangers, check cashing businesses and […]
Posted inSanctions
Inconsistent sanctions programs leave compliance struggling, while shadow fleet ships slip beneath the radar
Russian “shadow-fleet” ships are using simple tactics to evade sanctions from the U.S., U.K, and EU.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
Ex-Bridgestone Americas employee to forfeit $21M earned from stolen funds
A former employee of Bridgestone Americas has pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud for carrying out a scheme that resulted in his employer paying nearly $15 million in fraudulent invoices submitted through a fictitious vendor that he created.
