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AccessHope names general counsel
AccessHope, which provides cancer care, support and expertise, announced it has named Bridget Davis as general counsel.
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SHINE Technologies hires GC
SHINE Technologies announced the appointment of Edward Taibi as general counsel.
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National Renewable Solutions promotes GC to legal chief
National Renewable Solutions announced that Ben Klassen, who has served as general counsel since February 2022, will be promoted to chief legal officer.
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News BriefNo more fake product reviews allowed under FTC rule
A new rule by the Federal Trade Commission will crack down on fake product reviews, whether written by humans or artificial intelligence.
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PremiumAll hands on deck needed to get ESG disclosures right, report finds
Multiple emerging environmental, social, and governance and disclosure standards pose legal and operational risks to many companies, but also opportunities to improve reporting and get ahead of requirements, a new report found.
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PremiumExamining potential uses for GenAI in banking, financial services
The American Bankers Association sent a letter to the Treasury Department asking questions on the ethical application of generative AI in banking and finance, with an IBM report published the same day describing potential future uses of GenAI tools in finance.
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News BriefLatest off-channel comms sweep nets SEC, CFTC $477M in fines
Two regulators doled out more than $477 million in fines on a new group of broker-dealers, investment advisers, and swaps dealers that failed to maintain and preserve the electronic communications of their employees, bringing total such fines issued since 2021 to $3.2 billion.
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PremiumCompensation survey pegs annual pay at $419K for public company CCOs
Annual pay and bonus compensation for chief compliance officers at public companies jumped to $419,000 since 2023, while CCOs at private companies saw a slight decrease to nearly $300,000, according to a new compensation survey.
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Brown University names GC
Brown University appointed Sandhya Iyer as senior vice president and general counsel.
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St. Louis Fed promotes GC to COO
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis announced that François Henriquez has been appointed as its first vice president and chief operating officer, effective Aug. 15.
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NJIT names general counsel
New Jersey Institute of Technology appointed Sandy Curko as the new general counsel and vice president of legal affairs, effective Oct. 2.
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BCLP promotes partner to global GC
International law firm BCLP announced the promotion of Laura Giokas as its global general counsel.
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Target names legal, compliance chief
Target Corporation announced the appointment of Amy Tu as chief legal and compliance officer and corporate secretary, effective Aug. 25.
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News BriefDOJ orders apparel importer Alexis to pay $7.7M over underpaid customs duties
Women’s apparel importer Alexis agreed to pay nearly $7.7 million to settle allegations, first raised by a whistleblower, that it intentionally underpaid customs duties, according to the Department of Justice.
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News BriefSEC fines OTC Link $1.2M over allegedly failing to file SARs
New York-based broker-dealer OTC Link will pay a $1.2 million fine to settle charges levied by the Securities and Exchange Commission over allegedly failing to implement a system to monitor and report potential suspicious activities on its platforms.
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PodcastPodcast: BCG managing director on anti-financial crime technology
Staff writer Aaron Nicodemus discussed anti-financial crime technology in banking with Hanjo Seibert, managing director and partner of Boston Consulting Group, during the latest episode of the Compliance Week podcast.
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News BriefIdeanomics, execs to pay $5M over allegedly misleading auditor
Ideanomics, two former execs, and its current chief executive agreed to pay about $5 million and hire an independent compliance professional to settle allegations made by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that the company misled the public about its performance.
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News BriefFed orders Customers Bank to improve AML, sanctions compliance
Pennsylvania-based Customers Bancorp avoided a fine but was ordered to revamp and strengthen its anti-money laundering, sanctions, and Bank Secrecy Act compliance programs after finding “significant deficiencies,” the Federal Reserve Board announced.
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PremiumQ&A: Paxful CCO on ramping up compliance after BSA failures
Manfred Bekeris, chief compliance officer at cypto peer-to-peer network Paxful, sat down with Compliance Week to talk about joining the company shortly before its former chief operating officer and co-founder pled guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act.
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Customers Bank appoints compliance chief
Customers Bank appointed Allen Love as chief compliance and AML officer.