All Banking articles – Page 49
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ArticleAssessing the fallout from coronavirus relief loan frauds
In both the U.S. and U.K., millions (perhaps billions) of dollars of coronavirus relief loans intended for small businesses is believed to have been misused. Legitimate businesses have been hurt as a result, writes Martin Woods.
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ArticleFormer Goldman Sachs chief risk officer leaves for BNY Mellon
BNY Mellon poached from a competitor when it announced the hiring of former Goldman Sachs Chief Risk Officer Robin Vince as vice chair and CEO of Global Market Infrastructure.
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Citigroup appoints chief compliance officer for Institutional Clients Group
Citigroup announced it has appointed Jennifer Taylor as chief compliance officer for its Institutional Clients Group, effective Dec. 7.
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ArticleDeutsche Bank Trust to pay $583K in Ukraine sanctions settlements
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas has reached a pair of settlements with the Office of Foreign Assets Control totaling $583,100 for apparent violations of Ukraine-related sanctions.
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ArticleFINRA sanctions Wells Fargo $2M over variable annuity switches
Two Wells Fargo subsidiaries were ordered to pay more than $2 million due to supervisory failures regarding the switching of customers’ variable annuities, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority announced.
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Citi appoints CCO for Australia, New Zealand
Citi Australia announced the appointment of Sarah Stewart as managing director and chief country compliance officer for Australia and New Zealand.
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ArticleCredit Suisse faces FINMA enforcement in corporate espionage case
Credit Suisse is learning the hard way that spying on former colleagues is frowned upon, following announcement of an enforcement proceeding against the Zurich-based bank by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority.
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ArticleWhat the Wirecard story tells us about red flags, healthy skepticism
How we came to learn about the fraud allegedly perpetrated by Wirecard offers important lessons in compliance and corporate governance, writes financial crime expert Martin Woods.
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BankUnited hires general counsel
BankUnited announced the appointment of Kevin Malcolm as senior executive vice president and general counsel, effective Sept. 14.
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ArticleBanking regs reemphasize rules for monitoring accounts of foreign officials
Five federal regulatory agencies issued a reminder to banks and financial institutions that they should continually monitor risks associated with the accounts of foreign officials.
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ArticleScotiabank to pay $127.4M for commodities scheme, compliance failures
The Bank of Nova Scotia will pay $127.4 million in total penalties in resolutions with the Justice Department and the CFTC for its role in a massive price-manipulation scheme in the precious metals futures contracts markets.
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ArticleHat tip to HSBC for stopping money laundering, saving lives
If you’re in search of proof that what you do matters, look no further than the AML efforts of HSBC in preventing $500 million from reaching the bank accounts of criminals, writes Martin Woods.
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ArticleWells Fargo must do more than pay to redeem fake account scandal
Wells Fargo is now operating under a different regime, but what have the billions of dollars the bank has spent in attending to the compliance failures that arose out of its fake account scandal delivered? Not enough, posits Martin Woods.
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Federal banking regs clarify BSA/AML compliance violation response
Two strikes and you’re out, say four federal agencies to repeat violators of Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering compliance requirements.
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ArticleWells Fargo CCO Roemer to depart amid new risk hirings
Wells Fargo announced Chief Compliance Officer Mike Roemer will depart two years after taking on the daunting task of transforming the troubled bank’s compliance and risk management efforts. Paula Dominick will succeed him as CCO.
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ArticleOCIE risk alert offers coronavirus-related advice to investment, brokerage firms
Many of the coronavirus-related risks recently highlighted by the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations are well-known, but the agency made a point of mentioning fees and expenses.
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ArticleBasel Committee issues final AML risk management guidance
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision recently issued an updated version of its guidelines on sound management of risks related to anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism.
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ArticleBasel Committee seeks comment on principles for operational resilience
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision is seeking comment from the financial services industry on its proposed principles for operational resilience that aim to enhance banks’ ability to withstand, adapt to, and recover from potentially severe adverse events.
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ArticleOCC fines Capital One $80M over 2019 data breach
Capital One and Capital One Bank (USA) were fined $80 million for failing to establish sound risk management processes and internal controls related to the company’s data breach last year.
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ArticleCommon-sense KYC: Customers should supply the knowledge
No one knows a customer better than the customer. As such, financial crime expert Martin Woods believes the onus should be on the customer to provide the required data to keep KYC logs up to date.


