- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By Kyle Brasseur2023-12-06T21:17:00
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) was assessed an administrative penalty of nearly 7.5 million Canadian dollars (then-U.S. $5.5 million) by the country’s financial intelligence agency for alleged deficiencies in its suspicious transaction reporting mechanisms.
The penalty was imposed Nov. 3 but announced by the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) on Tuesday. The agency said it found evidence of noncompliance with the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act at RBC following an examination in 2022.
FINTRAC alleged three specific violations at RBC.
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2024-05-03T16:45:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada fined TD Bank nearly CAD$9.2 million (U.S. $6.7 million) for failing to comply with its anti-money laundering regulations.
2024-01-29T22:43:00Z By Jeff Dale
The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada is reportedly preparing to issue its largest fine to date against TD Bank for faulty anti-money laundering controls.
2024-01-09T17:24:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
Canada’s financial intelligence agency aims to increase its use of artificial intelligence technology to improve its capabilities to analyze data and detect suspicious activity, according to an agency official.
2025-03-27T13:11:00Z By Jeff Dale
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council issued penalties against PwC and a former auditor over deficiencies on work related to the 2019 financial statements of now shuttered Wyelands Bank.
2025-03-27T12:49:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
Yet another government contractor has been slapped with a fine by the Department of Justice for applying lax cybersecurity defenses on sensitive government data.
2025-03-26T18:48:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
The European Commission released its preliminary findings last week regarding Apple and Google not complying with the Digital Markets Act. It issued orders to both companies regarding their business practice and plans to release all of its findings next week.
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