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Debate over CFPB’s arbitration rule intensifies in comment letters
The CFPB has received some 13,000 comments in a fierce debate over its proposed rule to limit the use of binding arbitration for resolving disputes associated with financial products. Joe Mont explores.
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Podcast: The new era of regulatory enforcement
Podcast: The new era of regulatory enforcementGlobalization, terrorist attacks, the digital world, and aftermath of the great recession are all shaping a complex business landscape with unprecedented risks. In our latest podcast, we talk to KPMG's Timothy Hedley and Richard Girgenti about these challenges and their recently published book, “The ...
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Podcast: The new era of regulatory enforcement
Globalization, terrorist attacks, the digital world, and aftermath of the great recession are all shaping a complex business landscape with unprecedented risks. In our latest podcast, we talk to KPMG’s Timothy Hedley and Richard Girgenti about these challenges. Joe Mont has more.
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CFTC wants to beef up whistleblower incentives
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is looking to beef up its enforcement efforts with proposed amendments to its whistleblower rules. The move comes, says Joe Mont, as the SEC’s whistleblower bounty program recently surpassed the $100 million mark.
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CFPB slams Wells Fargo with its largest ever fine
Is the Wells Fargo Wagon a-comin’ down an ethical street? The banking giant has been hit with the largest fine ever ($185M) by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in addition to terminating 5,300 employees and redoubling efforts to establish an ethical culture. Joe Mont reports.
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U.S. government contractors face sweeping new ‘blacklisting’ rules
Prospective federal contractors will soon have to disclose any labor law, civil rights, or wage violations, making the Labor Dept. a de facto gatekeeper for all contracts, reports Joe Mont.
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Trump’s border wall could be muy malo for bank CCOs
A key talking point of Republican Donald Trump’s campaign is to build a wall along the U.S./Mexico border, forcing Mexico to fund it. That plan, however, says Joe Mont, could mean added compliance burdens for banks and an expansion of Know Your Customer protocols.
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SEC wants more hyperlinks in registration statements and periodic reports
SEC proposed rule amendments would require registrants that file registration statements and periodic reports subject to Regulation S-K’s exhibit requirements to include a hyperlink to each exhibit listed in the index of their filings. More from Joe Mont.
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To ease fears, agencies address correspondent banking ‘myths’
Federal banking regulators have authored a “fact sheet” intended to clarify supervisory and enforcement activities that focus on the money laundering and sanctions compliance risks that may arise with correspondent banking relationships. Joe Mont has more.
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European Commission slams Apple with €13 billion tax bill
The EC has concluded that Ireland gave illegal tax benefits to Apple that were worth up to €13 billion (roughly $14.6 billion U.S.) and wants the money repaid. The decision could have implications for other companies, including Amazon, Google, and McDonald’s, facing scrutiny for what they pay in European taxes. ...
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BlogFAA approves rules for commercial drone flights
New Federal Aviation Administration regulations governing commercial use of drone flights are now in effect. Experts say they could generate more than $82 billion for the U.S. economy and create more than 100,000 jobs over 10 years. Joe Mont reports.
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Government report details conflict minerals challenges
Companies have already turned the corner on their third year of “conflict minerals” filings to the SEC, but a newly released review of last year’s efforts by the Government Accountability Office nevertheless offers a valuable assessment of compliance challenges. Joe Mont has more.
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FinCEN wants to extend AML programs to all banks
Banks lacking a Federal functional regulator have been hit with proposed rules by the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network that would require them to implement anti-money laundering programs. Joe Mont has more.
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SEC expands disclosure demands for investment advisers
With amendments to Form ADV, the SEC is requiring investment advisers to disclose additional information, so the Commission can get a better understanding of the risk profile of each adviser and the industry as a whole. Joe Mont reports.
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FSOC vs. MetLife legal battle resumes in October
Round two of the fight between insurance giant MetLife and the government over its status as a systemically important financial institution heads to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Oct. 24 for oral arguments. Joe Mont reports.
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CFPB winds down summer with flurry of rulemaking
Perhaps clearing its plate before November’s elections, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has cranked out a variety of rules, proposed rules, and amendments to rules in recent days. Joe Mont looks at what’s next on the agenda.
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SEC crackdown on whistleblower ‘pretaliation’ adds a new twist
A recent enforcement action and settlement by the Securities and Exchange Commission makes it clear that companies shouldn’t try to subvert their successful bounty programs for whistleblowers. Joe Mont reports.
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Barclays will pay states $100 million for LIBOR manipulation
Barclays will pay $100 million as part of a 44-state settlement “for fraudulent and anticompetitive conduct” involving manipulation of the LIBOR benchmark interest rate.
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Exchanges join forces to harmonize trading halts
In response to trading disruptions and pricing irregularities that plagued the stock market last August, three major exchange groups—Bats Global Markets, Nasdaq, and the New York Stock Exchange—are working together to harmonize their electronic trading procedures. Joe Mont has more.
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SEC prevails in constitutional challenge to in-house judges
It will assuredly not quell controversy surrounding the SEC’s use of in-house judicial hearings, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit is now the first appellate court to uphold the constitutionality of those administrative proceedings. Joe Mont reports.