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ArticleRSM to pay $3.75M to settle improper conduct charges
Audit firm RSM and three of its senior-level employees were charged with improper professional conduct by the SEC for signing off on inflated revenues logged by public company Revolution Lighting Technology over four fiscal years of audits.
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ArticleTupperware Brands fined $900K for accounting failures at Mexico unit
Tupperware Brands Corp. agreed to pay $900,000 to settle SEC charges of failing to maintain sufficient internal accounting controls and keep accurate books and records at its Mexico affiliate.
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ArticleADM unit fined $500K by CFTC for supervision failures
ADM Investor Services, a futures broker affiliate of food processing giant ADM, agreed to pay $500,000 to settle CFTC charges it failed to properly supervise its employees and agents in their handling of commodity interest accounts.
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ArticleBarclays to pay $361M to resolve sales of unregistered securities
Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank agreed to pay $361 million to resolve allegations from the SEC the bank failed to implement internal controls to track the sale of $17.7 billion worth of unregistered securities transactions.
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ArticleDeloitte China fined $20M for ‘basic’ audit standard violations
The Chinese affiliate of Big Four audit firm Deloitte agreed to pay a $20 million penalty and undertake extensive remedial measures as part of a settlement with the SEC for audit failures that included asking clients to conduct their own audit work.
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ArticleFinCEN finalizes beneficial ownership rule, reporting requirements
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network finalized its beneficial ownership rule, which will require certain reporting companies to file basic information with the agency about who controls their finances.
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ACP CEO to head sustainability at JPMorgan
Heather Zichal, chief executive of the American Clean Power Association, will depart the organization to become global head of sustainability at banking giant JPMorgan Chase.
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JLL adds chief sustainability officer
Real estate and investment management company JLL announced the appointment of Erin Meezan as chief sustainability officer.
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F&M Bank names chief risk officer
Farmers & Merchants State Bank announced the appointment of Eric Faust as senior vice president and chief risk officer.
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Fed recruits 6 large banks for climate scenario analysis pilot
Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo will participate in a pilot climate scenario analysis exercise organized by the Federal Reserve that seeks to enhance climate-related financial risk management efforts in the industry.
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ArticleU.S. Chamber, bank groups sue CFPB for expanding supervisory remit
A group of banking and business associations sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Director Rohit Chopra for overstepping their authority when the agency indicated it would begin actively searching for discrimination and disparate impacts during supervisory exams.
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ArticleRegions Bank to pay $191M for surprise overdraft fees
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered Regions Bank to pay $191 million for allegedly charging Illegal, surprise overdraft fees to customers that the bank’s compliance staff warned against.
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ArticleCompliance deficiencies highlighted in $1.8B crackdown on messaging apps
Eleven banks, investment firms, and their affiliates will pay a total of more than $1.8 billion in fines for “widespread and longstanding failures” in monitoring, maintaining, and preserving electronic communications by employees.
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ArticleSterling Bank fined $6M by OCC over loan program lapses
Sterling Bank and Trust agreed to pay a fine of $6 million assessed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for deficiencies in its former residential loan product.
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ArticleCredit Agricole to pay $1.1M to settle sanctions violations by 2 subsidiaries
Paris-based Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank will pay a total of approximately $1.1 million to settle charges its subsidiaries violated U.S. sanctions in five sanctioned countries.
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Bitly appoints general counsel to head compliance
Software as a service company Bitly announced the appointment of Kelly Zitzmann as general counsel as part of an expansion of its leadership team.
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ArticleBiogen finalizes $900M settlement in false claims whistleblower suit
Biogen finalized a $900 million settlement concerning alleged kickbacks it paid to doctors to induce them to prescribe the company’s drugs and not those of its competitors.
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ArticleOracle to pay $23M to settle FCPA violations in 3 countries
Oracle Corp. will pay more than $23 million to settle allegations laid by the Securities and Exchange Commission it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act when its subsidiaries in India, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates bribed foreign officials for business.
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TripleLift names chief privacy officer
Advertising technology company TripleLift announced the appointment of James Evans as chief privacy officer and vice president of legal.
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PremiumESG Summit: Adapting businesses should look beyond what is financially material
Christopher Geiger, vice president of internal audit and enterprise risk at Lockheed Martin, explained how businesses must form resilience as they prepare for future risks regarding environmental, social, and governance during CW’s virtual ESG Summit.