All Financial Services articles – Page 77
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New bill sits on Senate agenda to block, study CECL
A new bill intended to block CECL is awaiting action in the Senate Banking Committee, much to the delight of big banks.
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ArticleU.S., U.K. launch Financial Innovation Partnership
A newly formalized partnership between the United States and United Kingdom aims to embolden innovation in financial services.
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ArticleFSB continues push for Legal Entity Identifiers
The United States is among the laggards when it comes to international identifying codes for financial entities.
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ArticleFinCEN to financial institutions: Beware of Venezuelan money laundering
FinCEN recently alerted financial institutions of continued widespread public corruption in Venezuela and the methods Venezuelan senior political figures and their associates may use to move and hide proceeds of their corruption.
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Inside Wells Fargo’s plan to restore trust
Compliance Week looks at highlights from Wells Fargo’s plan to transform the future.
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ArticleCFPB to provide more information to firms under investigation
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says it will provide financial services firms under investigation more detail on what violations prompted the agency’s scrutiny.
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ArticleFCA data shows firms with most consumer credit complaints
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority published its latest complaints figures for regulated firms for the second half of 2018, revealing how some financial services firms are receiving significantly more complaints than others.
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FTI Consulting appoints bank regulation co-leader
FTI Consulting announced the appointment of Senior Managing Director Stella Mendes as co-leader of the financial services bank regulation and governance practice within the firm’s Forensic & Litigation Consulting segment.
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UniCredit Group Banks to pay $1.3B for sanctions violations
UniCredit Group Banks will pay total financial penalties of approximately $1.3 billion for processing hundreds of millions of dollars of transactions through the U.S. financial system on behalf of an entity designated as a weapons of mass destruction proliferator and other Iranian entities subject to U.S. economic sanctions, the Department ...
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TigerWit appoints new chief compliance officer
TigerWit Limited, a U.K.-headquartered global financial technology company, appointed Gareth Derbyshire as chief compliance officer.
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ArticleFCA fines Goldman Sachs £34.3M for transaction reporting failures
Compliance officers in the financial services industry can learn a lot from the failings of Goldman Sachs, which was fined £34.3 million (U.S. $45 million) by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority for failing to provide accurate and timely reporting relating to 220 million transaction reports over a period of a ...
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ArticleTroika Laundromat reveals the gaps in AML compliance
A recent report from several investigative journalists details the AML scandal behind Troika Dialog, once Russia’s largest private investment bank, and is just one small look into the much bigger problem of corruption across the globe.
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Merrill Lynch to pay $8M for improper handling of ADRs
The Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22 announced that Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith will pay over $8 million to settle charges of improper handling of “pre-released” American Depositary Receipts.
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ArticleBanks, central banks warned of crypto-currency risks and pitfalls
Despite failures, plummeting prices, and a plethora of risks, financial institutions and central banks are cautiously looking at ways to use virtual currencies. International regulators are warning them that doing so haphazardly could be disastrous.
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New Duff & Phelps director to aid expansion
Finance services firm Duff & Phelps announced the hiring of Adam August as a director in the Compliance and Regulatory Consulting practice. August will lead the expansion of the CRC offering to the Texas area.
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ArticleRegulators’ top risk cop assailed by reform-bent critics
The Financial Stability Oversight Council was created to expose and mitigate systemic risks to the U.S. financial system. Its critics are winning the long-simmering battle to redefine its efforts.
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ArticleFCA fines UBS £27.6M for transaction reporting failures
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has fined UBS £27.6 million (U.S. $36.6 million) for failings relating to 135.8 million transaction reports.
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Critics scrutinize plans for revised Volcker Rule
Proposed rulemaking to ease the compliance burden of the Dodd-Frank Act’s controversial Volcker Rule might not be enough to appease everyone.
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BB&T Securities to pay $5.7M for misleading clients
BB&T Securities has reached a $5.7 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle charges that a firm it acquired misled its advisory clients.
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FSOC seeks changes to nonbank designation guidance
The FSOC has released proposed interpretive guidance regarding nonbank financial firm SIFI designations. It would implement an “activities-based approach” to identifying potential risks to financial stability and provide an “off-ramp” to designated firms.