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News BriefFCA fines, bans ex-Barclays CEO Staley over misrepresented Epstein ties
Former Barclays CEO Jes Staley was fined £1.8 million (U.S. $2.2 million) and banned from serving in a senior management role in the financial services industry by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority for allegedly misleading the regulator regarding his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
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PremiumCFTC commissioner blasts Goldman’s ‘culture of noncompliance’
After four enforcement cases against Goldman Sachs in 18 months, CFTC Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero accused the firm of perpetuating a corporate culture that tolerates repeated violations of the agency’s rules.
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Deutsche Pfandbriefbank appoints Deutsche Bank risk chief as CEO
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG appointed Kay Wolf as its new chief executive officer. Wolf currently serves Deutsche Bank as chief risk officer for the private bank.
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PremiumU.K. financial regs pressure firms to step up D&I considerations
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority set out proposals to ensure firms treat nonfinancial misconduct, such as bullying, racist behavior, and sexual harassment, as strictly as other regulatory offenses.
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PremiumOCC examiners to focus 2024 attention on risks that led to bank failures
Bank examiners from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency are focusing their supervision attention on how banks manage risks that brought down three mid-sized financial institutions earlier this year.
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PremiumShinhan Bank enforcements a lesson in not prioritizing compliance
The recent $25 million in combined penalties levied against South Korean-based Shinhan Bank by three U.S. regulators was the culmination of the bank’s failure over an eight-year period to timely correct deficiencies with its anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act processes.
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PremiumLessons from Danske Bank CCO: Four pillars to successful remediation
Outgoing Danske Bank CCO Satnam Lehal shares with Compliance Week lessons learned from addressing deficiencies in the bank’s compliance program while managing the expectations of regulators, the board, employees, customers, analysts, investors, and the public.
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Equitable Bank appoints chief risk officer
Equitable Bank announced the appointment of Marlene Lenarduzzi as chief risk officer.
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East West Bancorp gets new chief risk officer
East West Bancorp, the parent company of East West Bank, announced the appointment of Irene Oh as executive vice president and chief risk officer.
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EBRD names new chief compliance officer
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development appointed Jelena Madir as managing director, chief compliance officer.
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News BriefDiscover dodges fine in FDIC order over consumer compliance shortcomings
Discover Financial Services disclosed it avoided a monetary penalty in agreeing to a consent order with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation over alleged compliance shortcomings at its subsidiary bank.
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PremiumDeutsche Bank unit ESG fine less about greenwashing, more about disclosures
The $19 million fine against DWS Investment Management Americas levied by the SEC wasn’t to punish greenwashing, experts said, but rather a penalty imposed for the firm not doing what it claimed related to its environmental, social, and governance investment strategy.
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News BriefShinhan Bank America fined $25M for repeat AML compliance failures
The American branch of South Korea-based Shinhan Bank agreed to pay $25 million across settlements with three separate regulators for admitted violations of the Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering requirements.
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CNB Bank promotes VP of compliance to chief risk officer
CNB Bank announced the promotion of Katie Andersen to senior vice president, chief risk officer.
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Comerica names chief compliance officer
Comerica Bank announced the appointment of Kristina Janssens as senior vice president, chief compliance officer.
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Regions Financial names chief risk officer
Regions Financial Corp., parent company of Regions Bank, announced the appointment of Russell Zusi as chief risk officer.
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JPMorgan to pay $75M in latest Epstein-related settlement
JPMorgan Chase agreed to pay $75 million as part of a settlement with the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands regarding the bank’s ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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News BriefDeutsche Bank unit fined $25M in ESG, AML settlements
DWS Investment Management Americas agreed to pay $25 million in penalties across separate settlements with the Securities and Exchange Commission addressing alleged misstatements in environmental, social, and governance investments and anti-money laundering violations.
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News BriefEmigrant Bank to pay $32K in Iran sanctions case
New York-based Emigrant Bank agreed to pay nearly $32,000 as part of a settlement with the Office of Foreign Assets Control addressing apparent sanctions violations regarding an account it maintained for a pair of Iranian residents.
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PremiumBank privacy processes questioned after U.K. ‘debanking’ scandal
The furor over NatWest Group’s decision to monitor and close the account of right-wing Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage—and then disclose the details to a journalist—has raised questions regarding whether other banks employ the same means to get rid of undesirable customers.