All Banking articles – Page 18
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Peoples Bank appoints chief risk officer
Peoples Bancorp, the parent company of Peoples Bank, announced the appointment of Matthew Macia to executive vice president and chief risk officer.
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ABN AMRO chief risk officer not available for third term
Dutch bank ABN AMRO announced Chief Risk Officer Tanja Cuppen will not be available for a third term.
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Banking reg proposals eye greater flexibility for FDIC amid failures
Federal banking regulators jointly issued new rule proposals and proposed guidance in continuing the push to shore up the U.S. regulatory system after a series of mid-sized bank failures earlier this year exposed apparent gaps.
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CFTC fines Goldman Sachs $5.5M over new recordkeeping failures
Goldman Sachs was fined $5.5 million by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as part of a settlement addressing alleged audio recordkeeping violations that followed a previous consent order the bank reached with the agency.
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Northfield Bank names chief risk officer
Northfield Bank, a subsidiary of Northfield Bancorp, announced the appointment of Vickie Tommasello as executive vice president and chief risk officer.
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Expert views mixed on proposed U.K. AML reforms
Experts share differences of opinion over whether future anti-money laundering supervision in the United Kingdom should be industry specific and whether a single regulator would be more effective than multiple bodies.
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CCO at Burke & Herbert appointed CRO after merger with Summit
Jennifer Schmidt, chief compliance officer at Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp., was appointed chief risk officer after the bank merged with Summit Financial Group.
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TD Bank expecting punishment in BSA/AML probes
TD Bank disclosed in a shareholder report it is facing regulatory investigations regarding its Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering compliance program.
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SEC orders Wells Fargo to pay $35M for overbilling investment advisory clients
The Securities and Exchange Commission fined Wells Fargo $35 million for overcharging nearly 11,000 investment advisory accounts over two decades.
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Ex-JPMorgan precious metals traders sentenced in spoofing case
Two former precious metals traders at JPMorgan Chase were sentenced after being convicted a year ago for fraud, attempted price manipulation, and spoofing.
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Dutch banks’ innovative AML collaboration ready to take next step
ABN AMRO, ING, Rabobank, Triodos Bank, and de Volksbank are each participating in a first-of-its-kind collaboration to shine light on the estimated €16 billion worth of illicit funds coursing through the Netherlands’ banking system every year.
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Fed raps FTX-linked bank for unapproved switch to digital banking
The Federal Reserve Board placed restrictions on Washington-based Farmington State Bank after taking issue with how the liquidating financial institution changed its business plan without seeking proper approvals.
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Goldman Sachs fined $425K by FINRA for large option reporting lapses
Goldman Sachs agreed to pay $425,000 as part of a settlement with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority addressing allegations of reporting and supervision violations regarding more than 1 million over-the-counter options positions.
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SEC fines Malvern Bank, ex-CFO for material misstatements
Malvern Bancorp and its former chief financial officer agreed to pay a combined $390,000 to settle allegations levied by the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding antifraud, reporting, books and records, and internal accounting control violations.
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FinCEN 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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UBS to pay $1.4B over financial crisis-era fraud
UBS and several of its U.S. affiliates agreed to pay $1.44 billion as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice regarding the underwriting and issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities in the lead up to the 2008 financial crisis.
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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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Grupo 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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CCPA 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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SEC, CFTC call for self-reporting to reduce off-channel comms backlash
The Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission have indicated they will be more forgiving to financial services firms that voluntarily self-report recordkeeping violations and take remedial actions before being asked to do so.