All Banking articles – Page 42
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Deutsche Bank restructures compliance amid leadership overhaul
Deutsche Bank announced a series of changes to its management board, including the upcoming departure of Chief Risk Officer Stuart Lewis and transition of compliance responsibilities to Chief Administrative Officer Stefan Simon.
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Westpac considering New Zealand unit demerger amid risk review
Westpac is assessing a demerger from its New Zealand business after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand ordered the unit to commission two independent reports concerning the bank’s liquidity and risk governance processes.
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ABN AMRO facing new charges in money laundering probe
ABN AMRO is facing new charges from Dutch prosecutors that imply the bank is suspected of knowing of money laundering activities perpetrated by its customers without intervening.
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NatWest facing criminal charges in landmark U.K. money laundering case
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has brought criminal proceedings against National Westminster Bank concerning alleged violations of the 2007 Money Laundering Regulations—a first for the regulator.
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Westpac general counsel to step down
Australia-based financial institution Westpac announced Group General Counsel and Enterprise Executive Rebecca Lim has decided to step down and move to a part-time advisory role.
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Goldman Sachs general counsel to retire
Goldman Sachs General Counsel Karen Seymour will retire from the financial services firm at the end of March, according to an internal announcement. Seymour will rejoin Sullivan & Cromwell as a partner.
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NYDFS fines mortgage banker $1.5M for cyber-security violations
The New York State Department of Financial Services fined Residential Mortgage Services $1.5 million for violating New York’s cyber-security regulation.
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Ex-undercover agent Robert Mazur to share first-person AML lessons at CW event
Robert Mazur, the famous undercover agent portrayed in the 2016 film “The Infiltrator,” will be the keynote speaker on Day 2 of Compliance Week’s upcoming financial crimes event, to be held virtually March 30-31.
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Banks filing more SARs amid pandemic; is this the right approach?
An increase in the submission of suspicious activity reports for cash values that fall under the mandatory $10,000 transaction reporting threshold last year is a proactive step by banks, but more can always be done, writes Martin Woods.
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Texas Capital Bank appoints chief risk officer
Texas Capital Bank and its parent company Texas Capital Bancshares announced Tim Storms has been named chief risk officer of both companies.
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HSBC promotes group compliance chief to executive role
HSBC announced the promotion of Group Chief Compliance Officer Colin Bell to CEO of HSBC Europe and HSBC Bank amid a flurry of senior management changes.
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ACAMS survey: FinCEN Files leak a positive for financial industry?
Many compliance professionals in the financial industry believe last year’s leak of 2,100 suspicious activity reports from FinCEN had an overall positive impact on global efforts to fight financial crime, according to an ACAMS survey.
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Goldman Sachs 1MDB fallout a case study for bonus risks
As Goldman Sachs cuts the pay of its top executives in response to more than $5 billion in penalties incurred for the 1MDB scandal, Martin Woods once again ponders whether bonuses helped facilitate the improper conduct that took place.
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FDIC fines Apple Bank $12.5M for AML compliance failures
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has fined Apple Bank for Savings $12.5 million for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act related to anti-money laundering controls.
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Recently penalized USAA adds chief risk officer
USAA announced the appointment of Neeraj Singh as chief risk officer nearly four months after its federal savings bank was fined $85 million by the OCC for compliance risk management failures.
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NYDFS regulation a best-practices model for cyber-security training
Companies must make cyber-security a continuous priority as threats evolve, often more quickly than the technology and regulations to counter them. That’s why the New York Department of Financial Services, under Maria Vullo, developed a policy that should act as a model for organizations.
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Survey: KYC, risk profiling key problem areas for finance amid pandemic
A new survey by LexisNexis Risk Solutions examines the rising costs and emerging risk areas faced by compliance at U.S. and Canadian financial institutions amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Spanish DPA fines CaixaBank record $7.3M under GDPR
Spain’s data protection authority recently fined CaixaBank €6 million (U.S. $7.3 million) for misuse of customer data, the largest GDPR fine the country has handed out.
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Analysis: Improving SARs effectiveness takes more than act of Congress
In the wake of 2020’s FinCEN Files leaks, the U.S. Treasury this year will undertake a thorough reevaluation of the country’s AML program under the Bank Secrecy Act.
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Ex-Wells Fargo general counsel fined $3.5M for fake accounts role
General Counsel James Strother agreed to a $3.5 million settlement to become the seventh former senior executive at Wells Fargo fined by the OCC for their role in the bank’s fake account scandal.