All articles by Jeff Dale – Page 13
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Genesis shakes up compliance leadership amid layoffs, CEO departure
Crypto broker Genesis Global Trading announced Chief Executive Michael Moro is stepping down as the company shakes up its leadership following layoffs totaling 20 percent of its 260-person workforce.
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IFP Advisors fined $400K for supervision failures in ex-rep’s ‘cherry-picking’ scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission settled charges against Florida-based investment adviser IFP Advisors and its former representative relating to a multiyear “cherry-picking” scheme.
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Ex-JPMorgan traders found guilty in spoofing case
Gregg Smith and Michael Nowak, former precious metals traders at JPMorgan Chase, were found guilty of fraud, attempted price manipulation, and spoofing as part of a near decade-long market manipulation scheme involving thousands of illegal trades.
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Wells Fargo confirms DOJ probe into diversity hiring practices
Wells Fargo disclosed in a regulatory filing the Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the bank’s “hiring practices related to diversity.”
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IBM report: Data breach costs up, contributing to inflation
The global average cost to mitigate cybersecurity issues resulting from a data breach increased to an all-time high of $4.35 million and could be contributing to current inflation trends, according to the latest annual report from IBM.
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Wawa to pay states $8M for data security failures in 2019 breach
East Coast convenience store chain Wawa agreed to pay $8 million in a settlement with a coalition of seven attorneys general over its 2019 data breach that exposed the debit and credit card information of approximately 34 million payment cards.
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Uber admits 2016 data breach cover-up in deal with DOJ
Ridesharing company Uber reached a nonprosecution agreement with the Department of Justice to resolve a criminal investigation into its 2016 data breach and subsequent cover-up.
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Chinese regulator fines Didi $1.2B for data security violations
The Cyberspace Administration of China levied fines of more than ¥8 billion (U.S. $1.2 billion) against ridesharing platform Didi Global and ¥1 million (U.S. $148,000) against two company executives for violating the country’s data security regulations.
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OneTrust CECO Asha Palmer to depart
Ethics and compliance veteran Asha Palmer announced her departure from software company OneTrust in a LinkedIn post.
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Survey: Widening remit driving cost of compliance higher, retention lower
Compliance functionality is vital to the future of financial services firms, but many are “struggling to meet their commitments while maintaining an appropriate risk and compliance culture,” according to the “Cost of Compliance Report 2022” by Thomson Reuters.
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CFTC fines BNP Paribas, JPMorgan for swap reporting violations
BNP Paribas and JPMorgan Chase agreed to pay penalties of $6 million and $850,000, respectively, in separate settlements with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for swap reporting violations dating back years.
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FINRA fines Barclays $2.8M over supervision, disclosure lapses
Barclays Capital agreed to pay $2.8 million as part of a settlement with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority for “failure to comply with customer confirmation and related supervision rules” that led to disclosure lapses.
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UBS to pay $25M over ‘inadequate’ training, oversight in SEC fraud case
UBS Financial Services agreed to pay approximately $25 million to settle fraud charges brought by the SEC that cited “inadequate” training and supervisory oversight of the firm’s financial advisers regarding a complex options trading strategy.
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NYDFS penalizes Carnival $5M for cybersecurity failures
The New York State Department of Financial Services announced a $5 million penalty against Carnival Corp. for “significant” cybersecurity failures, including not implementing basic protocols to prevent four separate data breaches from 2019-21.
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Carnival reaches $1.25M settlement over 2019 data breach
Carnival Cruise Line reached a $1.25 million settlement with 46 attorneys general stemming from its 2019 data breach that involved the personal information of 180,000 Carnival employees and customers nationwide.
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FCA fines JLT Specialty $9.7M for financial crime control lapses
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority fined a unit of insurance broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group 7.9 million pounds (U.S. $9.7 million) for failing to control financial crime within its South and Central American subsidiaries.
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Weiss Asset Management lauded for cooperation in $6.9M settlement
Weiss Asset Management reached a $6.9 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission after it self-reported alleged short selling violations.
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Survey: Competitive jobs market pushes in-house counsel salaries higher
In-house counsel salaries across every industry bounced back in 2021 from the doldrums of the pandemic, with a competitive jobs market forcing recruiters to offer more bonuses, according to the latest compensation survey by BarkerGilmore.
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Synchronoss to pay $12.5M over alleged accounting misconduct by former execs
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced software company Synchronoss Technologies agreed to a $12.5 million settlement for “long-running accounting improprieties” caused, in part, by alleged misconduct from senior executives.
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Fiat Chrysler pleads guilty in $300M emissions fraud case
The U.S. arm of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States, wire fraud, and violating the Clean Air Act for “making false and misleading representations” regarding emissions control systems on more than 100,000 vehicles.