All Finance articles – Page 20
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News BriefTreasury proposal seeks to expand CFIUS enforcement authority
A proposal by the Treasury Department would allow the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to seek more information as part of its review activities and enable “substantially” larger penalties in instances of noncompliance with relevant regulations.
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PremiumSEC official breaks down agency calculus for off-channel comms penalties
Sanjay Wadwha, deputy director of the SEC’s Enforcement Division, discussed the agency’s rationale for issuing widely disparate penalties for off-channel communications recordkeeping violations, as well as violations of its amended marketing rule.
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News BriefSEC concludes VW emissions case with $48.8M judgment
Volkswagen Group of America Finance was ordered to pay $48.75 million as part of a final judgment obtained by the Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve historical violations related to the automaker’s emissions scandal.
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Gatewood Capital Partners names CCO to investment committee
Private equity firm Gatewood Capital Partners announced Andrew Coren, chief financial officer and chief compliance officer, was appointed to its investment committee.
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News BriefSenvest latest rapped by SEC over off-channel comms
Registered investment adviser Senvest Management agreed to pay $6.5 million as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission addressing admitted off-channel communications violations and separate code of ethics failures.
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NewtekOne hires chief risk officer
Financial holding company NewtekOne announced it hired Taylor Quinn as senior vice president, chief risk officer for NewtekOne and Newtek Bank, N.A.
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PremiumDOJ commodities trader FCPA sweep offers lessons in cooperation
The value the Department of Justice places on cooperation can be measured by studying penalties and agreements resulting from the agency’s long-running investigation into bribery and corruption by oil traders operating in Latin America and Africa.
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Ausdal Financial Partners welcomes general counsel
Securities broker-dealer Ausdal Financial Partners announced Dan Hetzel as its new general counsel.
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News BriefSEC to review registrants’ preparation for next-day trade settlements
The Securities and Exchange Commission wants broker-dealers and certain clearing agencies to know the expectations for the reduction of the settlement cycle for national and international trades from two business days after the trade date to one day.
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PremiumU.K. sets recommendations to address misogyny in finance
Sexism, sexual assault, and bullying are rife at financial services organizations, according to a recent report by the U.K. Treasury Committee. “The government and financial regulators have important roles to play in driving change,” the committee said.
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Carl Marks Securities announces chief compliance officer
Broker-dealer Carl Marks Securities announced the appointment of Jon Roberts as chief compliance officer.
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News BriefFINRA orders Stifel units to pay $2.3M for repeat compliance failures
Two subsidiaries of Stifel Financial Corp. agreed to pay a collective total of about $2.3 million over alleged violations of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority rules regarding nontraditional exchange-traded products.
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Advisor Resource Council to pay $300K over compliance lapses
Advisor Resource Council agreed to pay a $300,000 penalty to resolve charges levied by the Securities and Exchange Commission of compliance failures exacerbated by staffing woes.
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Dynex Capital adds ex-DTCC risk chief to board
Financial services company Dynex Capital announced its board of directors appointed Andrew Gray, who most recently served as group chief risk officer for Depository Trust and Clearing Corp., as an independent director.
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Phoenix Merchant Partners welcomes general counsel
Independent investment firm Phoenix Merchant Partners announced the addition of Rafael Colorado as chief operating officer and general counsel.
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PremiumChapter 4: Investigations into misconduct: What banks can do
Both JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank retained their respective Jeffrey Epstein relationships for too long. Yet, there is a case to be made for why exiting a high-risk relationship too soon can become an inverse form of recklessness.
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PayPal adds ex-SoFi risk chief in enterprise services role
Financial technology company PayPal Holdings announced the appointment of Aaron Webster as executive vice president, chief enterprise services officer.
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PremiumChapter 3: Egregious failures: Customer due diligence and transaction monitoring
Why did JPMorgan Chase retain Jeffrey Epstein for more than a dozen years? How did the relationship persist despite glaring red flags? The “why” is straightforward; the “how” is more complicated.
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MoneyGram appoints general counsel
Payments and money transfer company MoneyGram announced the appointment of Cory Feinberg as general counsel and corporate secretary.
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FinVolution Group CCO to serve as president
Financial technology platform FinVolution Group appointed Pingping Chen to serve as president and chief compliance officer.