Risk & Regulatory Compliance

Compliance Week is a business intelligence service on corporate governance, risk, compliance, and audit. We support a community of professionals through award-winning journalism, live and live-streamed events, sponsored Webcasts, continuing education and training, industry surveys, case studies, and downloadable resources.

FINRA New York

Drexel Hamilton to pay $1.1M, four employees fined for ‘flipping’ municipal bonds

2024-11-19T21:05:00+00:00

New York-based investment firm Drexel Hamilton will pay more than $1.1 million in penalties, with four current and former employees paying fines as well over committing hundreds of violations of rules regarding the sale of municipal bonds.

iran_sanctions_web

MetLife subsidiary fined $178K by OFAC for issuing premiums to Iran-controlled entities

2024-11-18T20:43:00+00:00By

A subsidiary of MetLife will pay more than $178,000 for violating U.S. sanctions on Iran when it provided insurance policies to entities in the United Arab Emirates owned or controlled by Iran.

Yasmine Abdillahi Headshot web

How compliance monitoring can create a stronger foundation for AI, emerging technologies

2024-11-15T13:00:00+00:00By Yasmine Abdillahi, CW guest columnist

The era of artificial intelligence adoption is testing the old ways of doing compliance, underscoring the need for continuous monitoring. Compliance isn’t a one-and-done activity, but sometimes organizational incentives and goals fail to prioritize the importance of this.

Meta building

European Commission accuses Meta of anticompetive practices, issues $841M fine

2024-11-14T21:07:00+00:00By

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has been fined nearly 798 million euros (U.S. $841 million) by the European Commission to resolve the agency’s long-running investigation into alleged “abusive practices” by Facebook Marketplace.

Deforestation

EU Deforestation Directive delayed, experts advise compliance managers to not rest on laurels

2024-11-14T15:50:00+00:00By

If your business uses leather, rubber, wood, beef, palm oil, soy, or paper, then you may need to comply with the EU Deforestation Directive, a new rule intended to ensure that no goods traded in the EU contribute to global deforestation.

paragon_systems_web

DOJ orders Paragon Systems, subsidiary to pay $54M over front company contracts scheme

2024-11-13T18:21:00+00:00By

Paragon Systems, a Virginia-based security contractor, and a subsidiary will pay nearly $54 million to resolve allegations that its corporate executives–including its compliance manager–conspired to win Department of Homeland Security contracts by creating fraudulent small business front companies.

SEC office

SEC orders Invesco to pay $17.5M over misleading investors about ESG assets

2024-11-11T15:42:00+00:00By

Invesco Advisors agreed to pay $17.5 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle allegations that the company misled investors about the extent of its assets that included environmental, social, and governance factors.

aaron mind graphic

Annual survey: Help us get ‘Inside the Mind of the CCO’

2024-11-11T03:51:00+00:00By

Compliance Week’s sixth annual “Inside the Mind” survey seeks to discover what makes CCOs and other risk and compliance practitioners tick. Take 10 minutes to share your experiences and be part of our special report.