All Finance articles – Page 21
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News Brief
FINRA fines four in securities lending sweep
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority published disciplinary actions against four firms for failing to establish, maintain, and enforce a reasonably designed supervisory system over fully paid securities lending.
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CFTC’s Pham: ‘There will likely be more’ CCOs charged with individual liability
Caroline Pham of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said she expects the regulator to pursue more individual liability cases against chief compliance officers, in the aftermath of landmark charges laid against the former CCO at Binance.
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Surveys: Finance, legal execs share concerns around AI use
Finance executives and general counsel alike say their firms and leadership teams are unprepared for the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence, according to two recent surveys.
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Blog
LexinFintech Holdings appoints chief risk officer
Financial technology company LexinFintech Holdings announced its board of directors appointed Zhanwen Qiao as chief risk officer.
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Opinion
Book review: Demythologizing money laundering, demystifying AML compliance
Movies and TV shows might have launched a thousand armchair experts on the topic of money laundering, but few can explain how or why it’s done. Ola Tucker’s book, “The Flow of Illicit Funds,” does exactly that.
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Article
Consumer Duty: What are the next steps?
Matti Pekkola of investor services group IQ-EQ identifies key trends from the past year of working with regulated firms on U.K. Consumer Duty compliance.
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News Brief
CFTC proposes guidance for voluntary carbon credits
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission promoted the need for developing high-integrity voluntary carbon markets in publishing proposed guidance for the listing of voluntary carbon credit derivative contracts.
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Blog
LPL Financial names chief compliance officer
LPL Financial announced the appointment of Jim McHale as executive vice president and chief compliance officer.
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Blog
Modern Wealth Management appoints chief compliance and legal officer
Modern Wealth Management announced the hiring of J.P. Rankin as chief compliance and legal officer.
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Compliance officers share lack of faith in off-channel comms monitoring policies
Addressing employee use of off-channel communications for conducting business was clearly on the minds of compliance officers who responded to our “Inside the Mind of the CCO” survey, but their confidence in their related policies and procedures was surprisingly weak.
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Blog
FinTech Australia adds Birchal legal chief to board
Advocacy body FinTech Australia added Kellie Morton, chief legal officer and director at Birchal, to its board.
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Blog
European Stability Mechanism names general counsel
The European Stability Mechanism appointed João Gião as its general counsel.
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Blog
AIMCo announces chief legal officer
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. announced the appointment of Shelley Nixon as chief legal officer.
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News Brief
FCA adopts rule package aimed at thwarting greenwashing
The Financial Conduct Authority will implement a series of rules to minimize instances of “greenwashing” in the U.K. market.
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News Brief
TD Bank unit fined $600K by FINRA over email review lapses
TD Private Client Wealth agreed to pay a $600,000 penalty levied by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority for allegedly failing to review millions of employee emails as required by the self-regulatory organization’s rules.
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News Brief
SEC continues Dodd-Frank run, passes conflicts in securities trading rule
The Securities and Exchange Commission moved quickly to adopt an unfulfilled mandate of the Dodd-Frank Act to prevent the sale of certain securities if there is a conflict of interest.
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Blog
Virtus Investment Partners names chief legal officer
Virtus Investment Partners, which operates an asset management business, announced Andra Purkalitis has joined as executive vice president, chief legal officer, general counsel, and corporate secretary.
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Blog
Edmond de Rothschild recruits chief sustainability officer
Switzerland-based Edmond de Rothschild, which specializes in private banking and asset management, appointed Nathalie Wallace as chief sustainability officer.
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News Brief
SkiHawk Capital Partners beats SEC fraud lawsuit
SkiHawk Capital Partners won the dismissal of fraud claims against it, another investment adviser, and their owners and managers by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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News Brief
SEC dings Laidlaw and Company over Reg BI lapses
Registered broker-dealer Laidlaw and Company agreed to pay more than $800,000 as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission addressing multiple alleged violations of Regulation Best Interest.