Internal Auditor
December 6th, 2016
Responsibilities & Duties Assist the Senior Internal Auditor conduct independent reviews, assessments and audits on all the facets of the company’s operations. The scope of work will include but it is not limited to financial, operational, dealing, compliance and ...
FINRA fined Credit Suisse Securities USA $16.5 million for AML and other violations
December 6th, 2016
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC $16.5 million for anti-money laundering (AML), supervision and other violations. FINRA found that Credit Suisse’s suspicious activity monitoring program was deficient in ...
Singapore imposed millions penalty to foreign banks branches
December 5th, 2016
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that it has imposed financial penalties of S$5.2 million and S$2.4 million respectively on Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore Branch (SCB) and Coutts & Co Ltd, Singapore Branch (Coutts) for breaches of ...
PIMCO to pay nearly $20 million to settle Charges
December 2nd, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that investment management firm Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) agreed to retain an independent compliance consultant and pay nearly $20 million to settle charges that it misled investors about the performance of ...
FINRA Sanctions Merrill Lynch $7 Million
December 1st, 2016
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. $6.25 million and the firm will pay approximately $780,000 in restitution for inadequately supervising its customers’ use of leverage in ...
CySec publishes information for CIFs in relation to retail investors under MiFID
November 30th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued a Circular to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) that ESMA published on October 11, 2016, an updated version of its questions and answers document (the ‘Q&A’) on the application ...
Grant Thornton faces probe in Sports Direct deal
November 28th, 2016
Grant Thornton faces probe for signing off arrangement between retailer and firm owned by founder Mike Ashley’s brother The financial reporting watchdog will investigate accountancy firm Grant Thornton for signing off on an arrangement between Sports Direct, majority-owned by ...
MOEX starts charging the transaction fee for Flood Control errors
November 24th, 2016
On December 1st, 2016 Moscow Exchange starts charging the transaction fee for Flood Control errors. The fee is designed to stimulate the appropriate use of the Exchange”s IT infrastructure and to increase the quality of service to the market ...
FIA welcomes EC proposals on capital requirements
November 24th, 2016
FIA welcomes today’s publication of the European Commission’s (EC) proposals to amend the Capital Requirements Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD IV) and the Capital Requirements Regulation EU No 575/2013(CRR). The proposals released today include numerous comprehensive changes and new provisions, many ...
European Commission proposes new bankruptcy rules
November 24th, 2016
European Commission proposes new approach to business insolvency in Europe: promoting early restructuring to support growth and protect jobs The European Commission is for the first time presenting a set of European rules on business insolvency. Well-functioning insolvency and ...
