All articles by Jaclyn Jaeger – Page 75
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Bank of England: Risks posed by Brexit and LIBOR
In a report published this week, the Bank of England warned that Brexit poses “significant risks” to U.K. financial services companies, while also declaring publicly for the first time that LIBOR poses a financial stability risk.
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SFO charges Afren executives with money laundering and fraud
The U.K. Serious Fraud Office said that it is conducting a criminal investigation into oil and gas exploration company, Afren, concerning secret agreements with their joint venture partners in Nigeria.
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Alere to pay $13M for accounting fraud charges
Medical manufacturer Alere has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle charges that it committed accounting fraud through its subsidiaries to meet revenue targets and made improper payments to foreign officials to increase sales in certain countries.
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European Commission proposes framework for screening of foreign direct investments
In his annual State of the Union address this month, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker proposed a new EU framework for screening of foreign direct investments.
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SFO secures seven convictions in F.H. Bertling case
The U.K. Serious Fraud Office announced this week that F.H. Bertling and six current and former employees have been convicted of conspiracy to make corrupt payments in relation to F.H. Bertling’s freight forwarding business in Angola and a contract worth approximately $20 million.
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ArticleQ&A: Compliance Awareness Month at Panasonic
Ling-Ling Nie, chief compliance officer and assistant general counsel for Panasonic North America talks about the company’s annual, month-long compliance awareness event.
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Reducing money-laundering risk in financial services
Thanks to two new reports risk and compliance professionals in the financial services industry can take the pulse of their BSA/AML compliance programs and better understand how they stack up against their peers.
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FinCEN: Beware of laundering Venezuela bribe money
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an advisory, warning banks about widespread public corruption in Venezuela and what methods Venezuelan senior political figures may use to move and hide corruption proceeds.
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Telia Company and Uzbek subsidiary to pay $965M for FCPA violations
Sweden-based telecommunications provider Telia Company and its Uzbek subsidiary, Coscom, will pay $965 million in total penalties in a global settlement to resolve corruption charges arising out of a scheme to win business in Uzbekistan.
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Report: Anti-bribery compliance gaining steam
A new benchmark report jointly conducted by Compliance Week and Steele Compliance Solutions looks at companies’ anti-bribery and anti-corruption programs.
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GDPR and the elevated role of compliance
The hefty compliance requirements of GDPR are going to require companies to figure out how to separate personal data from the ability to link that data to a specific person. Easier said than done, writes Jaclyn Jaeger.
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Eni spills about its growing global bribery probe
A report filed this month by Italian oil giant Eni shows how corruption allegations against it now include Nigeria, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Congo. The number of enforcement authorities, employees, and subsidiaries involved is also spreading.
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FTC brings first cases enforcing EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission this month brought its first cases enforcing the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, which was put in place last year to replace the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor framework.
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Braskem settles bribery class action for $10 million
Brazil-based petrochemical giant Braskem has reached a $10 million proposed settlement with U.S. investors for concealing its role in a bribery scheme involving state-owned oil company Petrobras.
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SEC: SunTrust improperly recommended higher-fee mutual funds
The SEC has charged the investment services subsidiary of SunTrust Banks with collecting more than $1.1 million in avoidable fees from clients by improperly recommending more expensive share classes of various mutual funds when cheaper shares of the same funds were available.
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U.K. officials talk enforcement, cooperation, more
At the 35th Cambridge Symposium on Economic Crime, British government officials provided valuable insight on regulatory priorities and how to stay right under the eyes of the law.
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Court deals setback to prosecutors in cross-border cases
In an age of increasing cross-border investigations, especially concerning FCPA violations, the use of compelled testimony, even when legally obtained, can derail a U.S. prosecution.
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New York AG launches formal investigation into Equifax breach
As part of a formal investigation into the massive breach involving credit-reporting agency Equifax, which has effected about 143 million U.S. consumers, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent a letter to Equifax seeking additional information about the breach.
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State Street to pay $35M for disclosure failures
State Street today agreed to pay more than $35 million to settle charges that it fraudulently charged secret markups for transition management services and separately omitted material information about the operation of its platform for trading U.S. Treasury securities.
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Corporate philanthropy at its finest
In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, many of the companies we might normally cover concerning compliance and risk issues made headlines for far better reasons: their generosity.