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News BriefAult Alliance fined $700K over disclosure lapses
Diversified holding company Ault Alliance agreed to pay $700,000 as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission addressing allegations of misleading disclosures and reporting violations.
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Neogen discloses avoided OFAC fine in Iran sanctions probe
Neogen Corp. disclosed the Office of Foreign Assets Control concluded a probe into potential sanctions violations regarding transactions by the food and animal safety company with parties in Iran without issuing a fine.
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News BriefInotiv discloses FCPA probe into primate importation practices
Inotiv disclosed the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by the pharmaceutical testing company regarding its importation of nonhuman primates from Asia.
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News BriefShort seller accuses Freedom Holding Corp. of ‘brazen’ sanctions evasion
Freedom Holding Corp. was accused of “brazen sanctions evasion,” along with openly flouting anti-money laundering and know your customer regulations, as part of an investigative report published by short seller Hindenburg Research.
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News BriefFinCEN alerts banks to payroll tax, workers’ compensation schemes
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a notice to financial institutions regarding its observations of increasing payroll tax evasion and workers’ compensation fraud taking place in the U.S. residential and commercial real estate construction industries.
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News BriefDisney, still without CCO, brings back former exec as deputy CCO
Rafael Ribeiro, Disney’s former assistant general counsel of global ethics and compliance, returned to the media giant in July as associate general counsel and deputy chief compliance officer.
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Airlines for America recruits FAA director for chief sustainability post
Aviation trade association Airlines for America announced the appointment of Kevin Welsh as vice president of environment and chief sustainability officer.
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Comerica Bank chief risk officer to retire
Comerica Bank announced in a public filing Chief Risk Officer Jay Oberg informed the bank he plans to retire, effective Dec. 31, 2024.
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News BriefSEC fines Crowe U.K. $750K over deficient Akazoo audit
The U.K. arm of audit firm Crowe agreed to pay $750,000 as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for alleged professional care and skepticism failures regarding its 2018 audit of music streaming subscription company Akazoo.
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News BriefPCAOB fines three in latest reporting requirement sweep
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board continued its crackdown on reporting requirement violations with penalties against three audit firms, including a BDO affiliate.
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News BriefBittrex, foreign affiliate to pay $24M over unregistered sale of securities
The Securities and Exchange Commission ordered cryptocurrency trading platform Bittrex and its foreign affiliate Bittrex Global to pay $24 million for running an unregistered national securities exchange, broker, and clearing agency.
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News BriefGrupo Aval to pay $81M in landmark FCPA case
Colombian conglomerate Grupo Aval agreed to pay nearly $81 million as part of settlements addressing alleged bribes paid by its bank subsidiary Corficolombiana to win a highway construction contract.
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PremiumABA resolution latest effort to separate lawyers from clients’ crimes
Under increasing pressure from federal lawmakers and regulators, the American Bar Association agreed to strengthen the obligations lawyers must meet when weighing whether to stop representing clients who might be using their services to commit financial crimes.
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News BriefOFAC doubles down on sanctions against Belarusian regime
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced expanded sanctions against the Belarusian regime three years after the country’s disputed 2020 presidential election.
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News BriefCCPA first state privacy law deemed adequate by Dubai financial hub
The Dubai International Financial Centre announced the California Consumer Privacy Act passes muster, allowing compliant California businesses to be the first permitted to transfer data with the DIFC without additional contractual measures.
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News BriefRobinhood discloses New York AG probe into brokerage execution
Online brokerage Robinhood Markets disclosed in a quarterly filing it is under investigation regarding the quality of its brokerage execution.
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News BriefN.Y. cyber strategy puts pressure on banks, energy sector
New York will closely monitor the cybersecurity protections in place at institutions in the financial and energy sectors as part of its first statewide cybersecurity strategy.
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Mativ Holdings names general counsel
Manufacturing company Mativ Holdings announced the appointment of Mark Johnson as chief legal officer, general counsel, and secretary.
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News BriefPCAOB fines K G Somani over audit quality lapses
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board announced a $125,000 penalty against India-based audit firm K G Somani & Co. for alleged violations of quality control standards.
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Cooper Standard appoints chief legal officer
Cooper Standard, a supplier of sealing and fluid handling systems and components for the transportation and industrial markets, announced the appointment of MaryAnn Peterson Kanary as senior vice president, chief legal officer and secretary.