All Financial Services articles – Page 63
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Goldman Sachs 1MDB fallout a case study for bonus risks
As Goldman Sachs cuts the pay of its top executives in response to more than $5 billion in penalties incurred for the 1MDB scandal, Martin Woods once again ponders whether bonuses helped facilitate the improper conduct that took place.
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FDIC fines Apple Bank $12.5M for AML compliance failures
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has fined Apple Bank for Savings $12.5 million for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act related to anti-money laundering controls.
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Recently penalized USAA adds chief risk officer
USAA announced the appointment of Neeraj Singh as chief risk officer nearly four months after its federal savings bank was fined $85 million by the OCC for compliance risk management failures.
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More Wirecard fallout: Top brass out at German finance regulator
Continuing fallout from the Wirecard scandal has led Germany’s finance minister to oust the top two officials at the country’s financial regulator, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin).
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NYDFS regulation a best-practices model for cyber-security training
Companies must make cyber-security a continuous priority as threats evolve, often more quickly than the technology and regulations to counter them. That’s why the New York Department of Financial Services, under Maria Vullo, developed a policy that should act as a model for organizations.
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Video: Thumbs-down to all parties in GameStop madness
While Kyle Brasseur gives Data Privacy Day the shout-out it deserves, Dave Lefort explains why retail investors, the apps they use, and regulators all “Failed It” in the GameStop stock market craze.
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Compliance lessons from GameStop market insanity
Wall Street has been consumed this week watching a real-time battle unfold between retail investors and hedge funds over formerly moribund stocks like GameStop, AMC Entertainment, and BlackBerry. The compliance lessons lie in the levels of risk.
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A risk management perspective on GameStop stock surge
Actions taken by Robinhood and TD Ameritrade amid the crazy GameStop stock surge can be understood from the perspective of risk management, but who’s watching out for the retail investors? That’s where the real risks lie.
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Treasury under Yellen to prioritize climate change, sanctions, AML reform
Janet Yellen takes over as leader of a Treasury Department with a lot on its plate, including studying the effects of climate change on the economy, unwinding Trump administration sanctions, revamping the Bank Secrecy Act, and more.
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White paper: Reducing Cyber Risk for the Financial Service Industry
The financial services industry is a leading target for cyber criminals because there’s more than one way one way to profit from an attack.
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Survey: KYC, risk profiling key problem areas for finance amid pandemic
A new survey by LexisNexis Risk Solutions examines the rising costs and emerging risk areas faced by compliance at U.S. and Canadian financial institutions amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Spanish DPA fines CaixaBank record $7.3M under GDPR
Spain’s data protection authority recently fined CaixaBank €6 million (U.S. $7.3 million) for misuse of customer data, the largest GDPR fine the country has handed out.
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Video: Did Capital One get off easy with $390M AML fine?
Kyle Brasseur explains how Capital One’s $390 million civil penalty for anti-money laundering failures could have been much steeper had it not been for the bank’s significant remediation efforts.
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Analysis: Improving SARs effectiveness takes more than act of Congress
In the wake of 2020’s FinCEN Files leaks, the U.S. Treasury this year will undertake a thorough reevaluation of the country’s AML program under the Bank Secrecy Act.
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Ex-Wells Fargo general counsel fined $3.5M for fake accounts role
General Counsel James Strother agreed to a $3.5 million settlement to become the seventh former senior executive at Wells Fargo fined by the OCC for their role in the bank’s fake account scandal.
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Capital One fined $390M for ‘egregious’ AML compliance failures
Capital One will pay a $390 million civil penalty for compliance failures regarding banking services offered to its check cashing group, which—according to FinCEN—had a reputation for money-laundering risks.
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Surveys: Rushing technology decisions comes with big compliance risks
Embracing technology to help manage risk and improve efficiencies is a trend that’s been developing in the compliance space for a while, but the pandemic has fast-tracked the urgency behind it, according to a couple of recent surveys.
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OCC finalizes controversial ‘Fair Access’ rule as acting head departs
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency published its much-criticized “Fair Access to Financial Services” rule the same day Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks announced he is stepping down.
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All signs point to aggressive consumer protection under Biden
Consumer protection initiatives are expected to be a major area of focus for President-elect Joe Biden, who is widely anticipated to breathe new life into the enforcement priorities of federal and state agencies with such powers.
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Deutsche Bank to pay $130M to settle bribery, ‘spoofing’ charges
Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay more than $130 million to resolve charges that it paid bribes to third parties to secure business deals in Asia and the Middle East, in addition to a separate commodities fraud “spoofing” case.