All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 1395
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News BriefMedical management company to pay $100K in landmark HHS ransomware case
Doctors’ Management Service agreed to pay $100,000 in settling the first ransomware agreement under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act reached by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights.
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News Brief
HealthSun Health Plans earns DOJ declination in employee fraud case
The impact of the Department of Justice’s voluntary self-disclosure program was on display in the agency’s declination of an enforcement action against Florida-based health insurance company HealthSun Health Plans for apparent fraud committed by its employees and agents.
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Blog
M&G appoints chief sustainability officer
International saving and investment business M&G announced the appointment of Kathy Ryan as chief sustainability officer.
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Blog
Amarin names chief legal and compliance officer
Pharmaceuticals company Amarin Corp. announced the appointment of Jonathan Provoost as executive vice president, chief legal and compliance officer.
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Eastern Bank adds Blue Cross risk chief to board
Eastern Bankshares appointed Linda Williams, chief risk and audit officer for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, as one of its board directors.
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WebcastCPE Webcast: Beyond the questionnaire: Tips to modernize your TPRM program
Join ProcessUnity for a discussion on how forward-thinking TPRM teams are incorporating new relationships, technologies, and techniques to mature their risk-reduction capabilities.
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PremiumThe value of sales and compliance allyship
“Every compliance activity is a sales activity,” writes Al Raymond, privacy compliance officer at ZoomInfo, regarding his team’s approach to demonstrate to sales how a strong control environment can be a competitive advantage.
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News BriefCFTC: ‘Majority’ of FY23 whistleblower cases related to crypto fraud
Most of the whistleblower tips received by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in fiscal year 2023 related to fraud and misappropriation of crypto/digital assets.
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News BriefAmended N.Y. cyber regs up pressure on financial firms to combat risks
New York will require financial institutions to conduct risk assessments more often and improve governance under a broad update to the state’s cybersecurity regulations.
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OpinionFCA’s Staley decision a bold move. Are more needed?
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority’s decision to ban Jes Staley, the former CEO of Barclays, for misrepresenting his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein has seemingly reaffirmed the notion that everyone—even the boss—is accountable for their actions.
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ArticleThe dark side of deep fakes
We are not the only ones benefiting from the convenience of new technologies like generative artificial intelligence. Scammers are, too.
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News BriefSEC charges president, CCO of Prophecy Asset Management with fraud
The president and chief compliance officer of investment adviser Prophecy Asset Management misled investors about more than $350 million in losses while pocketing millions in management and incentive fees, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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News BriefSEC adopts rule requiring security-based swap execution facilities register, name CCO
The Securities and Exchange Commission approved new regulations for security-based swap execution facilities, part of the agency’s steady progress in implementing languishing rules from the Dodd-Frank Act.
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News BriefSEC, Canadian regs fine RBC $6M for accounting failures
Royal Bank of Canada will pay $6 million in total penalties to settle charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission and two Canadian regulators that it failed to properly record software development costs for more than a decade.
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News BriefSingapore bank DBS says $74M exposure from money laundering scandal
The chief executive officer of DBS, Singapore’s largest bank, acknowledged exposure of about 100 million Singapore dollars (U.S. $74 million) related to the city-state’s money laundering scandal.
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News BriefFSOC framework details considerations of financial stability risks
A new analytic framework approved by the Financial Stability Oversight Council seeks to provide further clarity into how the U.S. financial system is monitored for potential financial stability risks.
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News BriefDaVinci Payments to pay $206K over OFAC sanctions lapses
DaVinci Payments, a financial services firm which manages prepaid reward card programs, agreed to pay approximately $206,000 as part of a settlement with the Office of Foreign Assets Control addressing alleged sanctions violations across four countries.
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PremiumDOJ official: People ‘drawing the right conclusions’ on national security focus
Christian Nauvel, deputy chief counsel for corporate enforcement in the Department of Justice’s National Security Division, said the agency’s focus on national security is “top of mind at the highest levels” and that enforcement numbers are set to increase.
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WebcastCPE Webcast: How best practices in triage protocol can boost compliance and reduce risk
With recent announcements of increasingly stringent federal policies around record-keeping and due diligence, compliance and investigation professionals are feeling the pressure to demonstrate consistency and rigor in their case management processes.
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PodcastDigital Transformation of Compliance podcast: CW Advisory Board member Stan Yakoff
In this episode of the Digital Transformation of Compliance podcast series, Stan Yakoff, a CW Advisory Board member and Fordham Law professor, shares his perspectives on sourcing new technologies, data measurement, and areas where tech can make the biggest impact.