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Clear Street adds chief risk officer
Financial services firm Clear Street appointed Atul Pawar as chief risk officer.
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FirstBank announces chief risk officer
FirstBank announced the appointment of Jennifer Payne as chief risk officer.
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News BriefMarathon Oil inks $242M settlement with DOJ, EPA over N. Dakota air pollution
Marathon Oil Company agreed to pay $241.5 million and bring the company into compliance with federal emissions rules in the vicinity of North Dakota’s Fort Berthold Indian Reservation after years of violations, the Department of Justice said.
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News BriefDOJ latest agency to charge crypto platform BitMEX for BSA/AML failures
The parent company of crypto-trading platform BitMEX is again facing charges of violating the Bank Secrecy Act, the latest in a string of punishments against the company and its founders for failing to implement adequate know your customer and anti-money laundering programs.
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News BriefFINRA fines UBS unit $850K for failing to properly monitor customer transactions
UBS Financial Services, a subsidiary of the Swiss banking giant UBS, has been fined $850,000 for failing to properly monitor transactions between its broker-dealers and third parties.
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News BriefEx-Apple insider trading compliance head fined $1.1M for insider trading
A former Apple attorney who oversaw the company’s compliance with insider trading rules will pay a $1.1 million fine to settle insider trading charges levied by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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News BriefOCC, Fed fine Citi $136M for repeated risk management, data governance failures
Citigroup will pay $135.6 million in fines levied by two banking regulators for repeated failures to remediate deficiencies in risk management, data governance, and internal controls.
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News BriefRite Aid reaches $410M settlement with DOJ in opioid false claims case
Rite Aid agreed to pay $7.5 million and allow the Department of Justice to access nearly $402 million from the company’s forthcoming bankruptcy case to settle allegations it helped fuel the nation’s opioid epidemic.
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News BriefEx-Paxful co-founder pleads guilty to violating BSA/AML regulations
The co-founder and former chief technology officer of crypto peer-to-peer network Paxful faces charges related to violating the anti-money laundering requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act.
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PremiumDe-risking trend threatens global financial markets, Treasury official warns
As the United States and other Western countries turn the screws on criminals, hackers, terrorist organizations, and sanctions evaders attempting to access global financial markets, financial institutions could respond by reducing their connections to risky sectors, according to Treasury Under Secretary Brian Nelson.
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AVITA Medical appoints legal, compliance chief
AVITA Medical announced the appointment of Nicole Linda Kelsey as chief legal and compliance officer and corporate secretary.
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Duke University appoints general counsel
Duke University announced the appointment of Kim Taylor as vice president and general counsel, effective Sep. 1.
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Eastern Bank names Intercontinental Real Estate risk chief to board
Eastern Bankshares announced the appointment of Cambridge Bancorp’s Board of Director and Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation’s Chief Risk Officer Leon Palandjian to the Eastern and Eastern Bank boards of directors.
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Avanos Medical names Alnylam legal chief to board
Avanos Medical announced that Indrani Franchini, who most recently served as executive vice president and chief legal officer at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, has been appointed as a new independent member of the Avanos board of directors.
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Agilent announces chief legal officer
Agilent Technologies announced that Bret DiMarco has been named to lead the company’s global legal organization as senior vice president, chief legal officer, and secretary.
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News BriefFCC orders Sorenson unit to pay $34.6M over illegal data retention
Sorenson Communications agreed to pay $34.6 million and implement a comprehensive compliance program to settle allegations levied by the Federal Communications Commission that its subsidiary illegally retained call content of users who relied on captions to make and receive calls.
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News BriefFTC proposes $5M penalty for NGL Labs, founders over COPPA violations
The Federal Trade Commission ordered anonymous messaging app creator NGL Labs and its two founders to pay $5 million for unfairly marketed to children and falsely claiming artificial intelligence filtered out bullying messages and threats.
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News BriefCFPB orders Fifth Third Bank to pay $20M over fake accounts, forced auto coverage
Ohio-based Fifth Third Bank will pay $20 million in penalties to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for allegedly opening fake bank accounts and wrongfully repossessing customers’ vehicles.
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News BriefOCC proposes recovery plan rule for banks with $100B or more in assets
The Treasury Department’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency proposed a rule that would extend requirements for recovery plans to all banks with at least $100 billion in assets.
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News BriefBoeing agrees to plead guilty, pay additional $244M for violating 2021 DPA
Boeing will plead guilty to a felony and pay an additional $243.6 million for violating the terms of a 2021 settlement it made with the Department of Justice related to safety lapses that contributed to the crash of two airplanes.