Compliance & Ethics

TD Bank Grapples With Ongoing AML Issues, Expects Compliance Costs to Linger

Toronto-Dominion Bank is racing to overhaul its troubled anti-money laundering controls in the United States, but the costly remediation effort could drag into 2025, executives warned during the bank's latest earnings call.

FINRA Fines Thrivent Investment Management $325,000 Over Supervisory Failures

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has taken disciplinary action against Thrivent Investment Management Inc. for failing to establish and maintain a supervisory system reasonably designed to detect potential signature forgery or falsification of electronic signatures.

AMF Highlights Progress in 2023 & Determination for 2024 in Annual Report

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), France's financial markets regulator, published its 2023 Annual Report this week, highlighting the progress made last year in line with its strategic priorities for 2023-2027 and its resolve to stay on track in 2024.

Fund Managers Punished by SEC for Obscuring Portfolio Details

An Asia-focused investment advisory firm and its top executives misled investors about one of the firm's flagship funds and failed to disclose conflicts of interest, according to charges announced today by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

EBA Finds Divergences in Issuance & Regulation of 'Virtual IBANs' Across EU

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a report highlighting divergences in how "virtual IBANs" are issued and regulated across the European Union. The report identifies issues stemming from these divergences and provides recommendations to address them.

J.P. Morgan to Pay $200 Million for Widespread Trade Surveillance Lapses

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC has agreed to pay $200 million to settle regulatory charges that it failed for over a decade to properly monitor billions of trading orders on a major U.S. futures exchange due to lapses in its trade surveillance systems.

Telecom Carrier Faces $2 Million FCC Fine for Enabling Deepfake Robocall Scheme

A telecom company is facing a hefty $2 million fine from federal regulators for its alleged role in transmitting an illegal robocall campaign that used artificial intelligence to spoof President Biden's voice days before the New Hampshire presidential primary.