All Regulatory Enforcement articles – Page 33
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PremiumDiscover ‘paying the price’ for not investing in compliance
Discover Financial Services is “paying the price” for underinvesting in compliance over the past several years and has been ramping up spending and hiring to catch up, two senior executives said in a call with analysts.
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News BriefCantor Fitzgerald fined $100K by FINRA over disclosure lapses
Cantor Fitzgerald agreed to pay $100,000 as part of a settlement with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority regarding alleged disclosure failures about which the firm had previously been warned.
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News BriefPCAOB fines AJ Robbins CPA, owner $150K for audit misconduct
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board fined Colorado-based audit firm AJ Robbins CPA and its founding partner a total of $150,000 for alleged professional skepticism failures and improperly altering audit documentation.
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News BriefFRC fines Mazars $92K over missed material misstatement
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council fined audit firm Mazars £72,000 (U.S. $92,000) for “wide-ranging failings” in its audit of an unnamed market traded company.
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News BriefFed raps FTX-linked bank for unapproved switch to digital banking
The Federal Reserve Board placed restrictions on Washington-based Farmington State Bank after taking issue with how the liquidating financial institution changed its business plan without seeking proper approvals.
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News BriefSEC commissioners criticize order against transfer agent DST
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s two Republican commissioners dissented from an agency order against transfer agent DST Asset Manager Solutions they deemed to be an example of regulation by enforcement.
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News BriefConstruction Specialties to pay $660K in Iran sanctions case
Construction Specialties agreed to pay more than $660,000 in a settlement with the Office of Foreign Assets Control regarding three apparent sanctions violations in Iran carried out by “rogue employees” of its Middle Eastern affiliate.
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News BriefGoldman Sachs fined $425K by FINRA for large option reporting lapses
Goldman Sachs agreed to pay $425,000 as part of a settlement with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority addressing allegations of reporting and supervision violations regarding more than 1 million over-the-counter options positions.
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News BriefInstinet fined $3.8M by FINRA over deficient CAT reports
Instinet, a brokerage firm subsidiary of Nomura Group, agreed to pay $3.8 million as part of a settlement with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority regarding “tens of billions” of inaccurate or late reports filed to the consolidated audit trail central repository.
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SEC fines Malvern Bank, ex-CFO for material misstatements
Malvern Bancorp and its former chief financial officer agreed to pay a combined $390,000 to settle allegations levied by the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding antifraud, reporting, books and records, and internal accounting control violations.
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News BriefAult Alliance fined $700K over disclosure lapses
Diversified holding company Ault Alliance agreed to pay $700,000 as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission addressing allegations of misleading disclosures and reporting violations.
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Neogen discloses avoided OFAC fine in Iran sanctions probe
Neogen Corp. disclosed the Office of Foreign Assets Control concluded a probe into potential sanctions violations regarding transactions by the food and animal safety company with parties in Iran without issuing a fine.
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News BriefInotiv discloses FCPA probe into primate importation practices
Inotiv disclosed the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by the pharmaceutical testing company regarding its importation of nonhuman primates from Asia.
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UBS to pay $1.4B over financial crisis-era fraud
UBS and several of its U.S. affiliates agreed to pay $1.44 billion as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice regarding the underwriting and issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities in the lead up to the 2008 financial crisis.
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News BriefSkyCity Entertainment reserves $29M for pending AML/CFT fine
Australian gaming company SkyCity Entertainment Group disclosed it reserved AUS$45 million (U.S. $29 million) for a potential settlement resolving alleged violations of the country’s anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism law.
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News BriefSEC fines Crowe U.K. $750K over deficient Akazoo audit
The U.K. arm of audit firm Crowe agreed to pay $750,000 as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for alleged professional care and skepticism failures regarding its 2018 audit of music streaming subscription company Akazoo.
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News BriefPCAOB fines three in latest reporting requirement sweep
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board continued its crackdown on reporting requirement violations with penalties against three audit firms, including a BDO affiliate.
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News BriefBittrex, foreign affiliate to pay $24M over unregistered sale of securities
The Securities and Exchange Commission ordered cryptocurrency trading platform Bittrex and its foreign affiliate Bittrex Global to pay $24 million for running an unregistered national securities exchange, broker, and clearing agency.
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News BriefGrupo Aval to pay $81M in landmark FCPA case
Colombian conglomerate Grupo Aval agreed to pay nearly $81 million as part of settlements addressing alleged bribes paid by its bank subsidiary Corficolombiana to win a highway construction contract.
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News BriefOFAC doubles down on sanctions against Belarusian regime
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced expanded sanctions against the Belarusian regime three years after the country’s disputed 2020 presidential election.