All Financial Services articles – Page 21
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Banking regs seek enhanced resilience with large bank capital reforms
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve Board, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency proposed rulemaking designed to increase capital requirements for large banks and large-scale traders.
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Amex banking unit fined $15M for poor third-party oversight
American Express National Bank agreed to pay a $15 million penalty levied by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for alleged oversight failings regarding a third-party affiliate and its efforts to retain small business customers.
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Survey: Financial institutions doing more with less by outsourcing compliance
Respondents to a recent survey conducted by Compliance Week and Guidehouse largely indicated outsourcing improved the effectiveness of their compliance program in fighting financial crime, though limits remain on how much can be outsourced.
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LPL Financial fined $3M by FINRA over supervision lapses
LPL Financial was fined $3 million as part of a settlement with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority over alleged supervision failures related to transmittal of customer funds and forged signatures by employees.
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Investor lawsuit targets Bank of America over off-channel comms fines
Stockholder lawsuits have emerged as the latest aftershock from the regulatory crackdown against banks and financial services firms for allowing off-channel business communications by their employees.
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Fed fines UBS $269M for Credit Suisse’s Archegos failures
The Federal Reserve Board fined UBS $268.5 million regarding recent acquisition Credit Suisse’s credit risk management failures at collapsed U.S. hedge fund Archegos Capital Management. UBS also settled matters with U.K. and Swiss authorities.
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Survey Report: Financial institutions navigate forward by outsourcing compliance
Three out of four financial services firms that chose to outsource portions of their financial crime compliance function reported they were pleased with the results, according to a new survey conducted by Compliance Week and Guidehouse.
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The importance of quality SARs
Good suspicious activity reports make it easier for financial intelligence units to prioritize and process investigations, enabling better results in the global fight against financial crime.
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Survey: U.S. bank failures prompt reassessment of third-party risks
Nearly half the respondents to a Compliance Week and Riskonnect survey regarding the recent U.S. banking crisis said they changed or considered changing their third-party risk management procedures as a result of the turmoil.
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Fed fines Deutsche Bank $186M over historic sanctions, AML lapses
The Federal Reserve Board fined Deutsche Bank $186 million regarding violations of previous consent orders addressing alleged sanctions and anti-money laundering weaknesses and control failures relating to the bank’s relationship with Danske Estonia.
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Experts: XRP ruling offers little clarity on crypto regulation
A judge’s ruling the token XRP does not intrinsically possess the characteristics of a security that must be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission has not cleared the uncertainty that remains around the regulation of digital assets, according to experts.
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Survey Report: U.S. bank failures prompt reassessment of third-party risks
The recent banking crisis—in which three mid-sized U.S. banks failed—prompted just under half of compliance professionals across all industries to reassess their TPRM procedures, according to a recent survey conducted by Compliance Week and Riskonnect.
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SEC fines Cantor Fitzgerald $1.4M over large trader filing lapses
Financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald agreed to pay a $1.4 million penalty as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission addressing alleged reporting failures.
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Survey: Investment adviser compliance ramps up testing on advertising, marketing
The most popular mock exams conducted by compliance professionals at investment adviser firms this year have been on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s advertising/marketing rule, according to a new poll.
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OFAC head Andrea Gacki shifted to lead FinCEN
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced the appointment of Andrea Gacki as director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
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SEC on guard in adopting money market fund reforms
The Securities and Exchange Commission voted to approve rule changes affecting money market funds that the agency hopes fare better than previous efforts in the space.
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Supreme Court to consider case that could affect corporate whistleblowing
The Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in a case, Murray v. UBS Securities, that has focused attention on the burden of proof whistleblowers reporting misconduct internally must meet to establish retaliation by their public company employer.
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Bank of America to pay $230M over junk fees, fake accounts
Bank of America agreed to pay approximately $230 million to settle charges levied by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency over alleged junk fees, withheld credit card rewards, and the opening of fake accounts.
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Merrill Lynch fined $12M over SARs filing failures
Merrill Lynch was assessed penalties totaling $12 million by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority for allegedly failing to file nearly 1,500 required suspicious activity reports over the course of a decade.
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e-Book: Regulators crack down on use of messaging apps
U.S. regulators signaled through a widespread enforcement sweep against Wall Street banks they are zeroing in on employees’ unapproved uses of electronic communication channels to discuss business-related matters.