All articles by Jeff Dale – Page 15
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Sparkster to pay $35M for selling unregistered crypto securities
Software development company Sparkster and its CEO Sajjad Daya agreed to collectively pay more than $35 million for the offer and sale of unregistered crypto securities.
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ArticleNAVEX survey: Remote work, whistleblower trends to test speak-up cultures
Maintaining a speak-up culture requires increased attention from businesses with many employees still working remote, putting more of an onus on the reporting function, according to the latest NAVEX study.
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ArticleReports: Ex-AB InBev compliance exec to join DOJ’s Fraud Section
Matt Galvin, the former head of compliance at macro brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev, has been tapped by the Department of Justice to join its Fraud Section as a compliance and data analytics counsel, according to multiple reports.
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ArticleTaronis Fuels to pay $5.1M in SEC fraud settlement
Industrial gas and water products manufacturer Taronis Fuels agreed to pay $5.1 million to settle fraud charges levied by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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ArticleSEC censures Farber Hass Hurley over accounting exam deficiencies
California-based accounting firm Farber Hass Hurley and two of its partners settled charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission alleging “repeated failures” in conducting custody examinations for two SEC-registered investment advisers.
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ArticleJudge OKs Robinhood $20M data breach settlement
Online stock trading platform and broker-dealer Robinhood Financial moved closer to paying $20 million as part of a class-action settlement with thousands of customers whose accounts were allegedly accessed by unauthorized users.
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ArticleSnap agrees to $35M settlement in Illinois biometric data lawsuit
Social media company Snap reached a $35 million settlement in principle to resolve an Illinois class-action lawsuit alleging violations of the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act through the collection of “facial biometric identifiers” without users’ consent.
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ArticleGenesis 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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ArticleIFP 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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ArticleEx-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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ArticleWells 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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ArticleIBM 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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ArticleWawa 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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ArticleUber 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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ArticleChinese 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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ArticleOneTrust 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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ArticleSurvey: 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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ArticleCFTC 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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ArticleFINRA 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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ArticleUBS 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.