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PremiumJPMorgan whistleblower candidly shares experiences at CW2023
If compliance officers are good at their jobs, they can expect to eventually catch their employers breaking the law, whistleblower Edward Siedle told attendees during a fireside chat at Compliance Week’s 2023 National Conference.
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News BriefSEC proposal seeks risk stability for clearing agencies
The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a package of rule changes designed to enhance the risk management responsibilities and resilience of covered clearing agencies.
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PremiumCW2023: Lessons still to be learned from Bernie Madoff scandal, author says
The Bernie Madoff scandal came to light 15 years ago, but lessons from the notorious Ponzi scheme are as fresh as ever, author Jim Campbell said during his fireside chat at Compliance Week’s 2023 National Conference.
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ArticleQ&A: Rising Star in Compliance Anastasia Savvateeva
Anastasia Savvateeva, deputy head of financial crime compliance for continental Europe at Fidelity International Luxembourg, shares with Compliance Week her view on keys to compliance success, work experiences, and future aspirations.
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SEC risk alert highlights transition efforts from LIBOR
The Division of Examinations at the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a risk alert to aid registered investment advisers and investment companies in their transition efforts away from the London Interbank Offered Rate.
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PremiumESG reporting an opportunity to showcase compliance quality
Hassan Chaudry, director of compliance at Canada-based asset management firm Starlight Investments, shares his take on how companies can derive value from their compliance efforts regarding environmental, social, and governance and anti-bribery and corruption.
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News BriefHSBC, Scotiabank latest caught in regs’ off-channel comms sting
The Bank of Nova Scotia and HSBC were fined $22.5 million and $15 million, respectively, by U.S. regulators for admitted recordkeeping failures regarding employee use of off-channel communications to conduct company business.
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PROG Holdings promotes governance chief to chief legal, compliance officer
Financial technology holding company PROG Holdings announced the promotion of Todd King to chief legal and compliance officer, effective May 15.
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Sionic recruits CCO from PayPal
Digital payments provider Sionic announced the appointment of Susan Currey as chief compliance officer.
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News BriefCroatian DPA levies largest GDPR fine
The Croatian data protection authority handed down its largest penalty under the General Data Protection Regulation to date: a fine of nearly €2.3 million (U.S. $2.5 million) against debt collector B2 Kapital.
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SEC charges investment adviser in landmark Liquidity Rule case
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged New York-based Pinnacle Advisors and several mutual fund trustees with aiding and abetting violations of its Liquidity Rule—the agency’s first enforcement action related to the policy.
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PremiumSEC passes new disclosure rules for hedge, private fund advisers
The Securities and Exchange Commission passed new amendments requiring advisers to hedge and private funds to disclose events that could indicate systemic risk or investor harm, a move the regulator said will improve transparency within $20 trillion of market activity.
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PremiumKPMG survey finds CCOs gearing to add staff, increase tech spend
A new KPMG survey of chief compliance officers at Fortune 500 companies found nearly three out of every four expect to enhance their compliance functions in response to pressure from regulators and their own boards.
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News BriefMastercard facing DOJ probe into debit practices
Mastercard said it is under investigation by the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division regarding the company’s debit card program and competition with other payment networks and technologies.
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News BriefSEC risk alert flags branch office cybersecurity controls
The protection of customer personal data by branch offices of broker-dealers and investment advisers should be just as robust—and as well-coordinated—as protocols used by the firm’s home office, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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News BriefKingdom Trust fined $1.5M over ‘substantially inadequate’ AML controls
South Dakota-based Kingdom Trust Co. agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network for anti-money laundering deficiencies that resulted in violations of the Bank Secrecy Act.
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News BriefMizuho Capital Markets to pay $6.8M for undisclosed pre-hedging
Mizuho Capital Markets agreed to pay more than $6.8 million to settle charges from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission it failed to adequately disclose its pre-trade activity on certain foreign exchange forward transactions that disadvantaged customers.
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Jackson Financial promotes insurance assets head to chief risk officer
Jackson Financial announced the promotion of its senior managing director and head of insurance assets at subsidiary PPM America, Christopher Raub, to chief risk officer.
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News BriefTreasury teases revising AML/CFT regulations to address ‘de-risking’
The Treasury Department might propose new regulations for financial institutions aimed at discouraging banks from shutting out large swaths of potential banking customers because of risk concerns.
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News BriefFSOC votes for Fed to supervise nonbank financial institutions
Federal regulators proposed to place nonbank financial institutions under supervision of the Federal Reserve Board if their activities are deemed to pose a systemic risk to the U.S. financial system.