All United States articles – Page 181
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ArticleTakeaways from NYDFS ransomware guidance
The New York State Department of Financial Services has issued guidance for regulated entities describing best practices for reducing the risk of a ransomware attack.
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ArticleCharles Schwab sets aside $200M in SEC robo-advisory probe
Charles Schwab disclosed in a regulatory filing it expects to pay $200 million to resolve a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation concerning its robo-advisory business.
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ArticleAudit report: Assessing risk landscape for IPOs
An initial public offering presents significant opportunities for market participants that are accompanied by equally notable governance risks, new research from Audit Analytics explores.
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ArticleCompliance implications of Robinhood’s record $70M FINRA fine
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ordered Robinhood Financial to pay a record-breaking $70 million in penalties, the result of “systemic supervisory failures in several critical parts of its business.” The firm must retain a compliance consultant, among other enhancements.
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ArticleCharles Duross: Tips for managing third-party FCPA risks
Charles Duross, former deputy chief of the DOJ’s Fraud Section, shared tips on how companies can best manage third parties and employees who willfully try to circumvent internal controls during his keynote speech at CW’s virtual TPRM conference.
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ArticleFinCEN puts financial institutions on notice with first AML/CFT priorities
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network tipped its hand at changes ahead for the Bank Secrecy Act in announcing the first government-wide list of priorities for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism.
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ArticleJPMorgan subsidiary to pay $2.75M for operating as unregistered broker-dealer
Neovest, a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase, agreed to pay $2.75 million as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for operating as an unregistered broker-dealer.
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ArticleSEC tabs New Jersey AG Gurbir Grewal as enforcement head
The SEC announced the appointment of New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal as director of its Enforcement Division. He is the second individual to be named to the position in three months after the first pick resigned.
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ArticlePandemic effect on TPRM practices here to stay, expert warns
With many businesses still sorting through the new layers of risk that have emerged over the last 16 months, Linda Tuck Chapman of the Third Party Risk Institute shared her top areas of focus and more at CW’s virtual TPRM event.
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ArticleWant to wring out fraud? Automate your accounting processes
What allows bad actors to perpetuate accounting fraud? In many cases, it’s bad processes and controls. Consider introducing automation to help your company more successfully detect and prevent bad actors.
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ArticleCompliance lessons from Wood Group’s $177M global bribery settlement
John Wood Group reached a $177 million settlement with authorities in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Brazil, concluding legacy bribery and corruption investigations into Amec Foster Wheeler companies.
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CCO charged in credit agency fraud scheme
The former chief compliance officer of New Jersey-based private fund Princeton Alternative Funding is facing SEC charges for his role in a scheme that allegedly duped investors of more than $73 million.
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ArticleBiden signs off on repeal of OCC’s ‘true lender’ rule
President Joe Biden has signed Congress’ repeal of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s “true lender” rule issued last year in the waning months of the Trump administration.
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ArticleEx-Goldman Sachs exec Asante Berko settles FCPA case
The SEC obtained final judgment against a former Goldman Sachs executive charged with violating the FCPA by orchestrating a bribery scheme to help a client win a power plant contract in the Republic of Ghana.
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ArticleEmbrace of RegTech driving financial services transformation
Large global financial institutions are utilizing advanced technologies like never before to help manage their regulatory compliance needs, driving major efficiencies within compliance, risk, and internal audit functions in the process.
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ArticleGuggenheim Securities fined $209K for allegedly stifling whistleblowers
New York-based broker-dealer Guggenheim Securities has agreed to pay a $208,912 civil penalty for violating SEC whistleblower protection rules regarding language in its compliance manual.
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Daniel Kahn replaces Robert Zink at DOJ’s Criminal Division
The Department of Justice has named Daniel Kahn acting deputy assistant attorney general at its Criminal Division as it prepares to welcome a new, permanent director.
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ArticleDistinction between CCO and company key to any liability framework
Despite best effort, a chief compliance officer has a lot to lose when his or her company faces enforcement. Acknowledging this as part of any potential CCO liability framework will be important to its success.
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ArticleBig week for breaches: McDonald’s, Carnival, and more
Multiple high-profile companies—including Carnival, Wegmans, McDonald’s, Volkswagen, and CVS—have confirmed in recent days they were either victims of a data breach or were alerted to a gap in their security controls.
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ArticleJuneteenth acknowledgement a reminder that influence comes in many forms
The designation of Juneteenth as a federal holiday shows the good that can come from when powerful people acknowledge difficult truths.