All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 1176
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Gemini tabs CCO for European expansion
Gemini Europe, the U.K. and European affiliate of cryptocurrency exchange Gemini Trust Company, announced the appointment of Blair Halliday as chief compliance officer and money laundering reporting officer.
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LendingUSA adds general counsel, CCO
FinTech firm LendingUSA announced the hire of Andrew Cosgrove as its new general counsel and chief compliance officer.
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Coastal Community Bank hires chief risk officer
Coastal Community Bank announced the addition of Andrew Stines as chief risk officer.
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Sprout Mortgage appoints general counsel, CCO
Sprout Mortgage announced Gregory Walker has joined the company as chief compliance officer and general counsel. Walker takes over the position from Shannon Leight, who becomes chief compliance officer and general counsel for Sprout Lending.
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Eli Lilly adds general counsel
Pharmaceuticals firm Eli Lilly and Company announced Anat Hakim will join the company as senior vice-president and general counsel.
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Allianz promotes new compliance chief
Allianz Holdings has appointed Margo Young as chief compliance officer. Young replaces Ann Alexander, who recently retired from the business.
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New York Red Bulls name general counsel
The New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer have announced the appointment of Kari Cohen as the club’s general counsel.
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ArticleEmbattled TikTok appoints global general counsel
TikTok announced veteran attorney Erich Andersen will join the company as global general counsel. His appointment comes at a time when the Beijing-based social networking app is under heightened scrutiny from the U.S. government.
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ArticleSEC, NSA issue new cyber-security guidance
Two new guidance documents, one from the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations and another from the National Security Agency, aim to help companies improve their cyber-security efforts, including managing vulnerabilities in the cloud.
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MoneyGram appoints general counsel and corporate secretary
MoneyGram International, a cross-border P2P payments and money transfers provider, has named Robert Villaseñor general counsel and corporate secretary.
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Syncora Holdings general counsel stepping down
Syncora Holdings has announced the departure of general counsel and secretary James Lundy, following the adoption of a plan of liquidation of the company at a special general meeting of shareholders.
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ArticleEffective AML training: Four questions to answer
There are a multitude of factors that need to be established when determining training requirements. What is clear is that a one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work.
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Facebook reveals $550M settlement for Illinois privacy lawsuit
Facebook has reached a $550 million settlement in principle in connection with a class-action lawsuit it faced in Illinois over violations of a state biometric law.
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ArticleEurope’s high court strikes blow to drug companies in ‘pay-for-delay’ case
The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority won a victory in a decision by Europe’s high court, ruling GlaxosmithKline’s entering of a financial deal with industry rivals to delay the generic version of its drugs violates EU competition law.
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ArticleAd industry requests delay on CCPA enforcement
Insufficient time to prepare was the argument invoked by five advertising trade bodies this week when requesting a further delay to the enforcement of the newly enacted California Consumer Privacy Act
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ArticleCompliance lessons from recent EEOC enforcement data
Recent enforcement and litigation statistics from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission put the spotlight on where chief compliance officers should be focusing their efforts pertaining to workplace conduct issues.
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ArticleCFPB stirs controversy with enforcement head hire
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has faced the ire of the House Financial Services Committee regarding its hiring of former DOJ employee Thomas Ward to lead its enforcement efforts.
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ArticleNBCUniversal fined $15.9M for EEA sales restrictions
NBCUniversal has been fined €14.3 million (U.S. $15.9 million) by the European Commission for restricting traders from selling licensed merchandise within the European Economic Area to territories and customers beyond those allocated to them, marking the latest case in a wider enforcement trend.
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ArticleKohler to pay ‘precedent-setting’ $20M over emissions violations
Kohler must pay a $20 million civil penalty in a settlement reached Thursday with the Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Agency, and state of California over alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and California law.
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ArticleAirbus resolves global bribery scandal for record $4B
Airbus has agreed to pay a total of $4 billion in penalties split between the United States, United Kingdom, and France—the world’s largest global resolution for bribery.