All Risk Management articles – Page 18
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WebcastCPE Webcast: Applying traditional TPRM security and data privacy practices in the digital space
This webinar explores the compliance challenges posed by evolving privacy regulations and the recent explosion of class-action litigation arising from third-party advertising technology on websites.
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News BriefMetropolitan Commercial Bank adds risk chief, AML officer
Metropolitan Commercial Bank announced the appointments of a chief risk officer and Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering officer to bolster its reporting lines following a $30 million enforcement action from federal and state authorities last year.
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News BriefStruggling NYCB refreshes risk, audit leadership
New York Community Bancorp, a mid-sized bank struggling with precarious commercial loans and troubles with its acquisition of the failed Signature Bank last year, named a new chief risk officer and chief audit executive.
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News BriefBoeing fined $51M over export control violations
Aerospace giant Boeing will pay a $51 million civil penalty to the State Department to resolve alleged export control violations related to unauthorized transfers and retransfers of technical data to foreign-person employees and contractors.
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PodcastCW National 2024 preview: Former Albemarle CCO on FCPA case lessons
Andrew McBride, former chief risk and compliance officer at chemical company Albemarle Corp., joins the Compliance Week podcast with Aaron Nicodemus to preview his session at CW’s National Conference in Washington, D.C.
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News BriefChemours places senior execs on leave over accounting review
Chemours announced it placed its chief executive officer, chief financial officer, and principal accounting officer on leave pending completion of an internal review into potential material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting.
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News BriefADM delays annual report filing amid ICFR assessment
ADM disclosed it will be late in filing its annual report for 2023 as it continues to investigate potential accounting improprieties regarding its nutrition reporting segment.
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News BriefGreen Dot estimates up to $50M in liabilities over proposed Fed order
Financial technology firm Green Dot Corp. estimated a pending consent order with the Federal Reserve Board will require a payment of between $20 million to $50 million.
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Premium‘AI washing’: What is it and why regulators are on watch
Federal agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Justice, and Federal Trade Commission, are taking every opportunity to warn firms that how they use—and represent their use of—artificial intelligence could result in violations.
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News BriefNYAG lawsuit: JBS misleading public with sustainability claims
Two U.S. subsidiaries of Brazilian meat processing company JBS are the subject of a lawsuit filed by the New York attorney general accusing the businesses of using misleading statements and marketing regarding their environmental commitments.
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News BriefNYDFS fines Gemini $37M over compliance failures
The New York State Department of Financial Services fined cryptocurrency exchange Gemini Trust Company $37 million over alleged compliance failures related to lapses in safety and soundness.
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News BriefTreasury touts AI-enabled fraud recoveries totaling $375M
The Treasury Department announced its success using artificial intelligence to track down instances of check fraud—a potential preview of the results that might come if the agency applies AI in other enforcement-related circumstances.
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PremiumBest practices for determining need for a human rights policy
Does your business need a human rights policy? An increasing number of organizations believe they do, according to research firm Gartner.
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PremiumFCA vows transparency, faster case outcomes in new enforcement strategy
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority will rein in its enforcement focus and commit to providing more updates on its ongoing investigations as part of a revamped strategy designed to quicken the pace and increase the deterrent impact of its cases.
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PremiumFCA calls attention to continued trade manipulation tactics
Financial firms continue to flout rules designed to protect investors from being misled about the true value of financial products, according to a recent bulletin from the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority.
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PremiumGrewal: Investors care about ESG claims—so do SEC enforcers
Environmental, social, and governance issues are increasingly material to investors, and the Securities and Exchange Commission is checking to ensure businesses’ ESG statements are above board, according to the agency’s enforcement director.
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PremiumFinCEN head touts compliance through enforcement approach
Andrea Gacki, head of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, said recent enforcement actions by the agency have addressed significant gaps in the U.S. anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism regime and exposed specific risk factors, trends, and typologies.
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WebcastCPE Webcast: Orchestrating operational resilience in financial services
Join us for an in-depth discussion on proven strategies, advanced technologies, and industry best practices that form the bedrock of operational resilience.
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News BriefCFPB exercises power to supervise installment lender World Acceptance
Installment lender World Acceptance Corp. was the subject of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s first use of a dormant legal provision allowing it to establish supervisory authority over more nonbank financial companies.
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News BriefFATF adds Kenya, Namibia to AML/CFT watchlist; UAE, Uganda removed
Kenya was one of two African countries included in the Financial Action Task Force’s latest update to its list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring for money laundering and terrorist financing, while the United Arab Emirates was among four countries removed.