All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 1454
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Jio Financial Services announces group CRO
Jio Financial Services announced the appointment of S. Anantharaman as group chief risk officer of the company.
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PremiumSCOTUS decision upends in-house tribunals in SEC fraud cases
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s practice of using in-house tribunals overseen by an administrative judge to adjudicate securities fraud cases is unconstitutional.
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News BriefFinCEN proposes additional risk assessments for AML/CFT programs
Financial institutions would be required to conduct more thorough risk assessments on their anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism programs under a new rule proposed by the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
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News BriefBank of England report: ’Need to improve’ private equity risk management
A Bank of England report warned of private equity risk management deficiencies as interest rates remain stagnant, with international coordination important.
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PremiumSCOTUS overturns Chevron doctrine, putting thousands of regulations in limbo
The Supreme Court of the United States overturned a long-held precedent in which courts deferred to federal agencies in interpreting complex or ambiguous regulations–a decision that could make thousands of federal regulations more vulnerable to legal challenges.
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PremiumBanks must bolster awareness of fintech partner risks, experts advise at Fordham
During a panel at Compliance Week’s Financial Crimes and Regulatory Compliance Summit, held June 10-11 in New York, experts discussed nuances in bank-financial technology partnerships, offering best practices for how banks should protect themselves.
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PremiumHow fintechs can overcome major compliance hurdles in embedded finance
Margaret Holmes Tibbets, chief compliance officer at financial technology company Pipe, explains how firms are facing an existential compliance crisis, and to survive they’ll need to overcome not one but two hurdles.
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News BriefFATF removes Jamaica, Türkiye from watchlist; adds Monaco, Venezuela
Jamaica and Türkiye made “significant progress” addressing deficiencies in their anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) programs, warranting their removal from the Financial Action Task Force’s grey list.
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News BriefTareen Dermatology agrees to pay $1.6M over false claims to Medicare
A Minnesota dermatology practice, its owner, and chief executive agreed to pay $1.6 million to settle allegations, first brought by two whistleblowers, that the company violated the Anti-Kickback Statue by making false claims to Medicare.
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News BriefSilvergate Bank to pay $63M to Fed, California over BSA/AML deficiencies
Crypto-friendly Silvergate Bank will pay a total of $63 million penalties to California and the Federal Reserve Board to settle charges that its anti-money laundering program failed to properly monitor more than $1 trillion worth of customer transactions.
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PremiumDOJ orders Evolution Health to pay $4.5M over alleged kickbacks, false claims
A home health company operating in Indiana, Ohio, and Texas agreed to pay nearly $4.5 million to settle allegations it filed false claims by giving sports tickets and other kickbacks to assisted living facilities in exchange for referrals.
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PremiumSCOTUS extends timeline for regulated entities seeking to overturn regulations
The U.S. Supreme Court extended the statute of limitations for businesses attempting to challenge some federal regulations, allowing regulated entities a longer timeline to appeal a decision.
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News BriefEx-Outcome Health execs sentenced for overbilled ad revenue, misleading auditor
Three former executives of Chicago-based Outcome Health, a healthcare technology company, were sentenced for misleading an auditor, clients, lenders, and investors about a scheme to sell $45 million in overbilled advertisements.
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PremiumQ&A: Seaco general counsel, compliance head on environmental regulations
Dominic Buckwell, general counsel and compliance head at global marine container leasing company Seaco, discussed key themes including anti-money laundering, sanctions, and why the industry needs common environmental reporting standards.
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News BriefFTC orders Vroom to pay $1M after it ‘sped right past compliance’
Vroom, the former online used car dealer, agreed to pay $1 million to settle allegations by the Federal Trade Commission that it didn’t abide by consumer protection laws, including providing prompt refunds.
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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.
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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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PremiumNew U.K. codes strive to restore falling trust, integrity
Codes of ethics and conduct are becoming ubiquitous, yet instilling high standards of corporate integrity still seems an elusive goal. Why is corporate culture such a challenge?
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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 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.