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Empower adds chief compliance officer
Retirement services provider Empower announced KC Waldron will join the company as chief compliance officer.
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News BriefMass Ave Global fined $350K for compliance, communication lapses
Mass Ave Global agreed to pay $350,000 for alleged failures that led the investment adviser to make false and misleading statements to investors, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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EventQ&A: Compliance Mentor of the Year Melanie Sponholz
Melanie Sponholz, chief compliance officer and director of responsible investing, portfolio operations at Waud Capital Partners, discusses with Compliance Week her mentoring philosophy, the ways she connects with other professionals, and the importance of influence to the compliance function.
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EventQ&A: Rising Star in Compliance Giovanni Corrado
Giovanni Corrado, deputy chief compliance officer at BBVA Global Wealth Advisors, shares with Compliance Week his personal goal to change the narrative around compliance and his interests at the intersection of regulation and technology.
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EventLifetime Achievement: Compliance lessons from a ‘Flea’
Felecia “Flea” Bowers, honored for Lifetime Achievement at the 2024 Excellence in Compliance Awards, shares advice for compliance professionals at every stage of their careers.
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News BriefJPMorgan will pay additional $100M to CFTC to settle trade surveillance lapses
A subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase will pay an additional $100 million to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to settle charges it failed to adequately monitor and supervise its trading system.
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News BriefSEC orders Intercontinental Exchange to pay $10M over Reg SCI violations
Intercontinental Exchange and nine affiliates agreed to pay $10 million for allegedly failing to inform the Securities and Exchange Commission of a cyber intrusion as required by Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity.
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PremiumSurvey: Social media remains vexing issue for financial firms
A recent survey by surveillance technology firm SteelEye found most financial institutions do not monitor their employees’ use of social media or factor in market risks exacerbated by social media posts.
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News BriefESMA guidelines tackle greenwashing via fund names
The European Securities and Markets Authority published its final report containing guidance for the use of environmental, social, and governance- and sustainability-related terminology in fund names.
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News BriefTreasury says closing AML regulation loopholes top priority
The Treasury Department’s efforts to eliminate regulation loopholes that help enable money laundering in the U.S. financial system will remain a top priority as part of the agency’s 2024 national illicit finance strategy.
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Clarion Capital Partners adds general counsel
Investment manager Clarion Capital Partners announced Jeff Sipos returned to the firm as general counsel and chief administrative officer.
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News BriefSupreme Court rules CFPB funding structure constitutional
The Supreme Court rejected a claim that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding mechanism is unconstitutional, removing a legal challenge that had the potential to overturn all the agency’s regulations and enforcement actions.
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News BriefSEC amends Reg S-P to require data breach notification within 30 days
The Securities and Exchange Commission will require broker-dealers and registered investment advisers to adopt written policies and procedures for handling data breaches of customer data and notify affected customers within 30 days.
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First Tech Federal Credit Union names general counsel
First Tech Federal Credit Union announced that Holly McHugh will be its general counsel.
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News BriefTreasury details oligarch-tied Russia sanctions evasion scheme
Three Russia-based companies and an individual were designated by the U.S. Treasury Department for trying to recapture more than $1.5 billion in frozen shares owned by a previously sanctioned Russian oligarch using a complex evasion scheme.
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Slice names ex-Kotak risk chief as chief risk adviser
India-based consumer payments and lending company Slice announced the appointment of Arvind Kathpalia, president and group chief risk officer at Kotak Mahindra Bank, as chief risk adviser.
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News BriefNYDFS offers cyber rule compliance template for small businesses
The New York State Department of Financial Services issued guidance for small businesses attempting to comply with its cybersecurity regulations.
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News BriefSEC, FinCEN propose customer ID program for investment advisers
The Securities and Exchange Commission and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network proposed a rule requiring registered investment advisers to implement customer identification programs, another facet of a coordinated attempt to close an apparent loophole in federal AML regulations.
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News BriefFSOC warns on liquidity risk by nonbank mortgage servicers
A new report by the Financial Stability Oversight Council recommended state regulators and Congress take steps to minimize “significant liquidity risk” posed by the nonbank mortgage servicing industry.
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Sculptor Capital names chief compliance officer
The board of directors of Sculptor Capital Management appointed Colleen Kilfoyle to serve as chief compliance officer.