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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FINRA fines broker-dealer $500K for failure to file suspicious activity reports

On August 22, FINRA accepted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent (AWC) from a broker-dealer member firm regarding its alleged failure to establish and implement policies and procedures designed to detect suspicious...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

FINRA Emphasizes the Responsibility of All Dispute Resolution Participants to Avoid Disclosure of Suspicious Activity Reports

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) published guidance* to remind parties, attorneys, arbitrators, and mediators that the unauthorized disclosure of a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) is a violation of federal...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Subpoena Responses for Financial Institutions

Financial services companies, such as banks, credit unions, lenders, finance companies, loan servicers, broker-dealers, and securities firms, often receive subpoenas from parties in litigation involving their customers,...more

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Interactive Brokers LLC Submits to SEC, FINRA, and CFTC Penalties Totalling $38 Over Widespread AML Failures

Interactive Brokers LLC (“Interactive Brokers”) recently settled with three separate regulatory entities for a total of $38 million, without admitting or denying the findings. According to the SEC, Interactive Brokers failed...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bridging The Week - March 2020 #2

Last week, international regulators began issuing guidance and/or relief to impacted firms in response to the spread of COVID-19. The impact of this novel coronavirus has already begun materially to affect operations and...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Recent regulatory developments regarding AML requirements for broker-dealers

On October 11, 2019, the leaders of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Continued Individual Liability Under the Bank Secrecy Act: The SEC Targets Two AML Compliance Officers and One CEO for Alleged...

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A recent anti-money laundering (“AML”) enforcement action reminds us of the increasing risk of individual liability for alleged violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”), a key issue about which we have blogged....more

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