All Banking articles – Page 25
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News Brief
FCA fines Al Rayan Bank nearly $5M for AML failings
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority fined Al Rayan Bank more than £4 million (U.S. $4.9 million) for its lack of adequate anti-money laundering controls.
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Blog
EagleBank names chief risk officer
EagleBank announced the appointment of Jay Namputhiripad as chief risk officer, succeeding the retiring Jeff Curry in the role.
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News Brief
UBS unit fined $3.75M for options trading reporting violations
UBS Securities agreed to pay $3.75 million to settle allegations brought by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority that its failure to adequately supervise compliance staff led to millions of violations of options trading reporting requirements.
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Blog
SVB adds chief risk officer
SVB Financial Group, parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, announced the appointment of Kim Olson as chief risk officer.
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Article
FinCEN report identifies financial trends of Russian oligarchs
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network published an analysis of financial trends involving Russian oligarchs and how U.S. financial institutions have aided in the identification of more than $30 billion worth of sanctioned Russians’ assets.
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Article
Lessons in preventing AML failures
Anybody working in financial services will know enormous effort is made to ensure their institution is on the right side of the law. Why, then, do such failures continue to exist? And crucially, what can be done to prevent their recurrence?
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Article
AML 2023 preview: Regs not backing down on beneficial ownership, tech needs
Keeping up with increasingly demanding anti-money laundering expectations in 2023 will likely mean doing more with less and figuring out where and when is the best place to use technology to aid compliance, experts say.
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Article
TSB Bank fined $59.2M for governance lapses in botched IT migration
TSB Bank was fined £48.65 million (U.S. $59.2 million) by U.K. regulators after a disastrous IT migration left customers unable to access cash or use online accounts for weeks.
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Article
CFPB reaffirms tougher stance with $3.7B Wells Fargo settlement
Wells Fargo will pay a total of $3.7 billion to address “widespread mismanagement” of auto loans, mortgages, and deposit accounts as part of a settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Article
BNP Paribas names new head of compliance
BNP Paribas, France’s largest bank, announced the appointment of Stéphanie Maarek as its new head of compliance. She succeeds Nathalie Hartmann, who held the role since 2017.
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Article
NYDFS issues guidance for banks interested in virtual currency
The New York State Department of Financial Services issued guidance outlining guidelines banks and financial institutions must follow to engage in virtual currency activities in the state.
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Article
Abanca fined $3.3M for missing 2-hour breach reporting deadline
The European Central Bank fined Spanish bank Abanca €3.145 million (U.S. $3.3 million) after it “knowingly failed” to report a major cyber breach within the prescribed two-hour time limit.
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Article
Deutsche Bank efforts to meet BaFin order reflective of EU’s AML struggles
Deutsche Bank said it is about “two-thirds” of the way toward meeting Germany’s financial regulator’s demands for tighter controls to combat money laundering and terrorist financing—an area of weakness many banks across the European Union are confronting.
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Premium
CCO/CECO salary data: Five noteworthy trends
Chief compliance officers are earning more than before compared to previous years of our “Inside the Mind of the CCO” survey, though trends like differences in gender pay persist.
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Article
Compliance implications of Danske Bank’s $2B Estonia money laundering settlement
Danske Bank reached final resolutions with U.S. and Danish authorities to settle allegations regarding widespread anti-money laundering deficiencies at its former Estonia branch.
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Article
Fifth JPMorgan Chase metals trader convicted of fraud in DOJ spoofing case
A former JPMorgan Chase and Credit Suisse precious metals trader was convicted of fraud, wrapping up a long-running Department of Justice investigation into the manipulation of the precious metals markets from 2008-16.
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Article
Santander UK fined $132M for poor AML controls
The U.K. arm of Santander was fined approximately £107.8 million (U.S. $132 million) by the Financial Conduct Authority for “serious and persistent” gaps in its anti-money laundering controls.
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Article
SEC, OCC flag heightened risks from crypto bankruptcies
The Securities and Exchange Commission and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency reminded public companies and financial institutions, respectively, of their responsibilities to properly manage risks related to the crypto asset market.
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Article
Rabobank probed by Dutch prosecutors over potential AML violations
Rabobank, the second largest bank in the Netherlands, is being investigated by the Dutch Public Prosecution Service for potential violations of the country’s anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism law.
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Article
First Foundation promotes chief risk officer to banking head
Financial services company First Foundation announced Hugo Nuño will serve in the newly created role of executive vice president, chief banking officer.