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SEC charges president, CCO of Prophecy Asset Management with fraud
The president and chief compliance officer of investment adviser Prophecy Asset Management misled investors about more than $350 million in losses while pocketing millions in management and incentive fees, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Amended N.Y. cyber regs up pressure on financial firms to combat risks
New York will require financial institutions to conduct risk assessments more often and improve governance under a broad update to the state’s cybersecurity regulations.
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M&G appoints chief sustainability officer
International saving and investment business M&G announced the appointment of Kathy Ryan as chief sustainability officer.
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CFPB to beef up enforcement staff to police ‘surveillance economy’
Eric Halperin, enforcement director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said his office will be adding 75 new full-time employees as part of an expansion of its efforts to protect consumers from misuse of their personal data.
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FTC tweaks Safeguards Rule to address data breaches
Nonbank financial institutions must report certain data breaches to the Federal Trade Commission within 30 days of discovery under a new amendment to the agency’s Safeguards Rule.
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OFAC sanctions more investment entities linked to Hamas
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed a second round of sanctions on investment entities believed to be funding the terrorist organization Hamas.
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Wirecard what happens when ‘those that are meant to check compliance don’t’
The Wirecard fraud highlights the result of regulators and auditors failing to act properly and underlines the importance of encouraging and protecting whistleblowers, said the reporter who exposed the firm in speaking at Compliance Week’s Europe conference in London.
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SEC’s Grewal: Being a compliance officer not a ‘get-out-of-jail’ card
Gurbir Grewal, head of the Enforcement Division at the Securities and Exchange Commission, outlined the scenarios in which the agency would charge a chief compliance officer for securities law violations.
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Creation Investments appoints chief compliance officer
Creation Investments Capital Management announced the appointment of Therese Stoch as chief operating officer and chief compliance officer.
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SEC fines BlackRock $2.5M over inaccurate investment disclosures
BlackRock Advisors agreed to pay $2.5 million as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission addressing allegations the firm inaccurately described investments a fund it advised made in a now-defunct film production company.
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FinCEN alert flags Hamas terrorist financing indicators
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued an alert warning financial institutions to be vigilant toward identifying funding streams supporting Hamas in its attacks against Israel.
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Risk models show finance, real estate most likely to face costly cyber events
The finance and real estate industries are at higher risk of experiencing a high-cost material cybersecurity incident, compared to other sectors, according to new research from risk modeling firm Kovrr based off data from U.S. Fortune 1,000 companies.
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CFPB eyes open banking with financial data rights rule proposal
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is moving forward its plan to give consumers more control over their personal financial data as part of a new rule proposal.
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FinCEN rule proposal labels CVC mixing a primary money laundering concern
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network might require financial institutions to implement new recordkeeping and reporting requirements regarding convertible virtual currency mixing under a proposed rule.
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CFTC vows increased penalties for deterrence, repeat offenders
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will consider increasing its enforcement penalties in certain cases to deter future violations of commodities law and punish repeat offenders.
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Humans vs. machines, it all comes back to data
A panel of experts discussed trending topics in the compliance space, including the debate over whether humans or machines will lead future efforts to fight financial crime, during the opening keynote at Compliance Week’s Europe conference in London.
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UAE joins pact with U.S. on cybersecurity cooperation
The United States and United Arab Emirates finalized an agreement to work together to safeguard the financial sector from cyberattacks.
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Cybersecurity, AML risks among SEC 2024 exam priorities
SEC examiners will be asking tough questions of registered firms regarding how they handle risks related to operational security, interact with financial technology companies and crypto assets, and the maturity of their anti-money laundering programs.
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SEC adopts Dodd-Frank rule for short sale transparency
The Securities and Exchange Commission continued its push to get across the finish line the remaining provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act with the adoption of a new rule for institutional investment managers to provide greater transparency regarding short sale data.
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FCA fines Equifax’s U.K. unit $13.3M over 2017 data breach
The Financial Conduct Authority fined Equifax’s U.K. unit more than £11 million (U.S. $13.3 million) regarding the company’s 2017 data breach that affected approximately 13.8 million U.K. consumers.