Compliance & Ethics

OCC Announces May 2024 Enforcement Actions, Highlighting Increasing Compliance Obligations and Enforcement

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released its latest round of enforcement actions taken against national banks, federal savings associations, and individuals affiliated with OCC-supervised banks.

FCA Fines HSBC £6.2 Million for Mishandling Financially Vulnerable Customers

The Financial Conduct Authority fined the Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) and Marks and Spencer Financial Services plc(HSBC) £6,280,100 for mishandling and mistreating customers who were financially vulnerable.

SEC Fines NYSE Parent $10 Million Over Cyber Breach Disclosure Failures

The Securities and Exchange Commission has fined Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE) $10 million for failing to properly inform regulators about a cybersecurity breach at the company and its subsidiaries, including the New York Stock Exchange.

Major Blunder Costs Citigroup Over £61 Million in Fines

In a case highlighting risks around computer-driven trading, Citigroup's UK subsidiary was slapped with $68 million in fines by British regulators after a trader's fat-finger error caused over $1.4 billion of equities to be accidentally sold in a matter of minutes.

PCAOB Sanctions MaloneBailey for Pervasive Quality Control Violations

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) announced a settled disciplinary order against audit firm MaloneBailey, LLP for violations of PCAOB rules and quality control standards.

BaFin Fines N26 €9.2 Million Over Anti-Money Laundering Failures

Germany's financial regulator BaFin has imposed a €9.2 million fine on digital bank N26 for systematic delays in reporting suspected money laundering cases in 2022.

Cape Cod Hospital Pays $24.3 Million to Settle Medicare Fraud Claims Over Heart Procedures

Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Massachusetts has agreed to pay $24.3 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting claims to Medicare for certain cardiac procedures that failed to meet federal requirements.