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News BriefFINRA enforcement roundup: Three firms fined for trade compliance lapses
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fined three firms—M1 Finance, Mizuho Securities, and Oppenheimer—between $250,000 and $500,000 across separate actions for failing to properly implement, monitor, and supervise internal systems that led to compliance failures.
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NextEra Energy announces chief risk officer
NextEra Energy announced Kirk Crews was appointed as executive vice president and chief risk officer.
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Optima Partners welcomes ex-RBC CCO as chief operating officer
Business management consultant Optima Partners announced the appointment of Michael Timotheou, former chief compliance officer at RBC Global Asset Management UK, as president and chief operating officer.
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Southwest Airlines announces regulatory chief, general counsel
Southwest Airlines announced the promotions of Jason Van Eaton to executive vice president, chief regulatory and corporate affairs officer and Jeff Novota to vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.
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OpinionFive reasons I’m excited for CW’s Financial Crimes Summit
Compliance Week’s Financial Crimes and Regulatory Compliance Summit will feature more than 50 prominent speakers representing government agencies, regulators, banks, investment advisers, and more tackling the top-of-mind risk areas facing the financial services industry.
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Higher Logic appoints general counsel
Online community software provider Higher Logic announced it appointed Cheryl Brogan as general counsel.
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AST SpaceMobile welcomes legal chief
Satellite designer and manufacturer AST SpaceMobile announced the appointment of Andrew Johnson as chief legal officer.
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News BriefFinCEN warns financial institutions on Iran-backed terrorist organizations
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network advised financial institutions in detecting illicit transactions related to Iran-backed terrorist organizations.
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News BriefSEC faults former IA Gainvest for nontailored compliance manual
A Securities and Exchange Commission action against former registered investment adviser Gainvest Legal Corp. yielded a notable takeaway for others in the industry engaging consultants for compliance program support.
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PremiumCW2024 panel: TPRM board buy-in earned through impact, activity
Identifying critical measures for third-party risk management has become vitally important as risk professionals face an uphill battle in fighting for resources, experts discussed at Compliance Week’s 2024 National Conference.
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News BriefRegs move forward Dodd-Frank rule on risk considerations in bank exec pay
Federal regulators adopted a notice of proposed rulemaking on incentive-based compensation requiring large banks to make their executive compensation arrangements “more sensitive to risk.”
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News BriefCFPB fines Chime $3.25M over account refund delays
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered Chime Financial to pay $3.25 million in penalties for allegedly delaying consumer refunds past its promised 14-day timeframe.
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PremiumForecasting the DOJ’s AI enforcement priorities
Prudent chief compliance officers should ensure artificial intelligence-related risks are being properly addressed at their businesses considering growing scrutiny being paid to the technology by the Department of Justice.
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News BriefMicrosoft report describes its artificial intelligence safety efforts
Microsoft published a public report covering its artificial intelligence endeavors and steps it is taking to make the controversial technology safe.
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News BriefDOJ orders Baptist Health to pay $1.5M over discount policy false claims
Florida-based Baptist Health System agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle self-disclosed violations of the False Claims Act for allegedly offering discounts to patients to induce purchases or refer services reimbursed by Medicare.
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News BriefSoFi unit fined $1.1M by FINRA for fraud prevention failures
SoFi’s brokerage unit will pay a $1.1 million fine to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority for fraud detection weaknesses that allowed thieves to create SoFi Money accounts using fake or stolen identities.
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News BriefFederal banking regulators issue TPRM guidance for community banks
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve Board, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency combined to provide guidance on third-party risk management focused on the unique risks faced by community banks in their third-party relationships.
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BlackRock TCP Capital appoints compliance chief
Specialty finance company BlackRock TCP Capital announced the appointment of Ariel Hazzard as chief compliance officer.
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NantHealth welcomes chief legal officer
Healthcare technology NantHealth announced the appointment of Marc Harrison as chief legal officer.
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Mitsubishi Motors appoints legal, administrative chief
Mitsubishi Motors North America announced the promotion of Katherine Knight to the newly created role of senior vice president, chief legal and administrative officer.