All articles by Aaron Nicodemus – Page 32
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ArticleSurvey: Firms early to prep for SEC’s climate-related disclosure rule
Respondents to a Compliance Week/CohnReznick survey assessing readiness for the SEC’s climate-related disclosure mandate aren’t waiting to see how the proposed rule plays out before getting their compliance house in order.
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ArticleBank of America fined $225M for freezing unemployment benefits during pandemic
A pair of regulators slapped a total of $225 million in fines on Bank of America for failures related to unemployment benefit disbursements the bank made during the pandemic.
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ArticleChinese companies facing HFCAA delisting seeking alternatives
Chinese businesses identified as noncompliant with the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act are trying a variety of strategies to circumvent or comply with the law before they are delisted from U.S. exchanges.
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PremiumQ&A: Flex CECO Andy Powell on scorecard to measure ethical culture
Andy Powell, senior vice president and deputy general counsel, chief ethics and compliance officer at Flex, discusses with Compliance Week the company’s approach to ethics and compliance and how he sees the profession evolving.
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ArticleMichael Barr confirmed as Fed’s top banking regulator
Michael Barr, a professor and former top official at the Treasury Department, was confirmed by the Senate as vice chair for supervision at the Federal Reserve.
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ArticleSEC questioned Citi for additional info on Russia exposure
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently posed a series of probing questions to Citigroup seeking to understand the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the bank’s exposure in Russia.
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ArticleMateriality, Scope 3 emissions elicit debate in SEC climate rule comments
Comment letters in response to the SEC’s climate-related disclosure rule have laid out opponents’ issues with the proposal, while supporters have used the process to buttress the agency’s case for implementing it.
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ArticleFinCEN/BIS alert flags Russia export control evasion indicators
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and Bureau of Industry and Security warned financial institutions to be on the lookout for new and novel ways individuals and entities in Russia and Belarus are attempting to evade export controls.
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ArticleEY fined record $100M for employee cheating scandal
Ernst & Young will pay $100 million after admitting to SEC charges addressing systematic cheating among its accounting professionals on CPA license exams over four years. The fine is the largest the agency has ever imposed against an audit firm.
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ArticleOCC risk report: Russian sanctions, staffing churn increase compliance challenges
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency warned banks and financial institutions about elevated operational risks caused by geopolitical tensions and a heightened compliance risk environment complicated by regulatory changes, policy initiatives, and difficulties in hiring qualified professionals.
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ArticleSEC spring rulemaking agenda signals potentially hectic fall for compliance
Final action by the Securities and Exchange Commission on its climate-related disclosure rule, whistleblower amendments, unimplemented elements of Dodd-Frank, and more could all take place by the end of the year, according to the agency’s spring agenda.
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ArticleBrinks fined $400K over restrictive whistleblower language in contracts
The Brink’s Company, a provider of security-related services, has agreed to pay $400,000 and add wording in U.S. confidentiality agreements to comply with an SEC rule regarding corporate whistleblowers.
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ArticleFormer Rite Aid compliance exec fined $305K over insider trading case
A former Rite Aid compliance executive agreed to pay a civil penalty of $305,129 to resolve SEC insider trading charges regarding sale of company stock.
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Senate confirms Jaime Lizárraga, Mark Uyeda as SEC commissioners
Democrat Jaime Lizárraga and Republican Mark Uyeda have been confirmed by the Senate to serve as commissioners on the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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ArticleCompliance deficiencies faulted in Western International Securities Reg BI case
Western International Securities and five of its brokers have been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with violating Regulation Best Interest when they sold high-risk debt securities to investors who weren’t aware of the risks.
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ArticleSEC to Schwab: Return $187M for robo-adviser misstatements
Three Charles Schwab subsidiaries have agreed to pay $187 million to settle SEC charges the units were allocating investors’ cash holdings in a way that was less profitable under most market conditions and misled investors about the strategies involved.
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ArticleSEC charges investment adviser, CCO with selling fraudulent securities
A.G. Morgan Financial Advisors, its owner, and its former chief compliance officer were charged by the SEC with securities laws violations for unlawfully offering and selling more than $500,000 worth of unregistered, fraudulent securities.
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ArticleSEC probing Ericsson over Iraq corruption scandal
The Securities and Exchange Commission opened an investigation into Ericsson following the Swedish telecommunications company’s acknowledgement of evidence of “corruption-related misconduct” that occurred in its Iraq operations.
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ArticleCalifornia privacy board moves forward with draft CPRA regulations
The California Privacy Protection Agency unveiled draft rules for the soon-to-be enacted California Privacy Rights Act at its board meeting.
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ArticleLummis-Gillibrand bill would regulate crypto for first time
The Responsible Financial Innovation Act, introduced by Sens. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), seeks to regulate digital assets, blockchain technology, and cryptocurrencies in the United States for the first time.