All Banking articles – Page 46
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ArticleCitigroup chief risk officer to depart amid risk management overhaul
The chief risk officer at Citigroup is set to depart from his role in the wake of a $400 million enforcement action that ordered the firm to overhaul its risk management and compliance programs.
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ArticleNew bank resiliency guidance tackles cyber-risk, pandemic planning
Federal banking regulators have released new operational resiliency guidance aimed to strengthen risk management around technology-based failures, cyber-incidents, pandemic outbreaks, natural disasters, and more.
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ArticleCCO Philippe Vollot has a plan for Danske’s compliance reboot
Danske Bank CCO Philippe Vollot knows his journey to build a robust compliance program and culture at the troubled lender is far from over.
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ArticleStudy questions effectiveness of U.K. management oversight regime
The U.K.’s financial services regulator is still failing to hold individuals accountable four years after introducing a program to improve oversight and enforcement, according to a new study.
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ArticleOCC deems ‘true lenders’ responsible for actions of third-party partners
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s finalized “true lender” rule clarifies how banks are responsible for the compliance obligations and actions of their third-party lending partners.
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ArticleGoldman board demands accountability with widespread 1MDB clawbacks
The board of directors at Goldman Sachs Group will attempt to claw back approximately $174 million from a dozen current and former executives—one of the largest clawback attempts ever—in the aftermath of the 1MDB scandal.
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ArticleCompliance lessons from Goldman Sachs’ $2.9B 1MDB settlement
Jaclyn Jaeger explores compliance takeaways from Goldman Sachs’ $2.9 billion global bribery settlement for its role in the 1MDB scandal.
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Article‘FinCEN Files’ reaction poll: Corporate culture blocks AML compliance
In the aftermath of the “FinCEN Files” leak, financial industry practitioners polled by Fenergo say changing the system needs to start within their own institutions.
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ArticleStudy: Financial crime compliance costs top $42B in U.S./Canada
A new study of financial crime compliance costs found spending by American and Canadian financial institutions is up sharply in 2020, driven in part by the coronavirus pandemic.
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ArticleIs human trafficking financial services’ blind spot?
A new report from BAE Systems demonstrates just how far we have to go in the fight against money laundering, particularly when it comes to human trafficking.
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ArticleUSAA $85M fine for compliance failures lacks justification
The OCC’s recent $85 million penalty assessed against USAA for compliance risk management failures leaves too many questions unanswered for a fine that size, writes Jaclyn Jaeger.
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ArticleDeutsche Bank fined $15.9M for lag in reporting suspicious transactions
A German public prosecutor levied a €13.5 million (U.S. $15.9 million) fine against Deutsche Bank for failing to report over 600 suspicious transactions in a timely manner but dropped a wider investigation related to the Danske Bank money laundering scandal.
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ArticleHow Danske is cleaning up after a €200B money laundering scandal
It is not clear what action Danske Bank will take on the back of its investigation into Europe’s biggest-ever money laundering scandal, but it is a safe bet to think further improving compliance will be on the list.
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ArticleBack to the drawing board on transaction monitoring
In the wake of the “FinCEN Files” leaks, Martin Woods examines whether monitoring text rather than numbers in transactions could serve as a solution to our greater anti-money laundering woes.
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ArticleOCC fines Morgan Stanley $60M for data inventory risk failures
Morgan Stanley has agreed to pay $60 million as part of a settlement with the OCC for failing to adequately protect customer data when the bank decommissioned two U.S.-based wealth management data centers.
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ArticleCitigroup fined $400M for compliance, risk management failures
Federal banking regulators fined Citigroup $400 million for failing to address “significant” risk and compliance failures.
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ArticleFINMA orders Banca Credinvest to improve AML measures
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority found Banca Credinvest “seriously breached” anti-money laundering regulations with regard to dealings with PDVSA in Venezuela.
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ArticleCitigroup adds chief accounting officer
Financial services giant Citigroup announced the appointment of Johnbull Okpara as controller and chief accounting officer, effective later this year.
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Barclays appoints group chief risk officer
Barclays announced the appointment of Taalib Shaah as group chief risk officer, subject to regulatory approvals.
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ArticleWith ‘FinCEN Files,’ don’t shoot the messenger
It’s important we understand with the “FinCEN Files” that the enemy is not a journalist, a regulator, or a banker. The enemy is the money launderer, and this is where we need to focus our thinking and resources, writes Martin Woods.