Institutional agency-only broker Instinet, LLC has been censured and fined a total of $1.575 million for alleged violations of various provisions of the market access rule (15c3-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), and related exchange supervisory rules. Instinet, founded in 1969, is a Nomura company. Nomura describes itself as an “Asia-headquartered financial services… Read More >>
New Platform to Help Santander Manage Op Risk of Third Parties
Santander U.K. will be using a system from compliance solutions vendor Opus Global to help the bank address the regulatory, operational and reputational risk posed by third-party interactions Bank officials will be using the Hiperos 3PM platform from Opus, which intend to replace the review of third parties manually via spreadsheets. The Hiperos 3PM focuses… Read More >>
Can Banks Really Create a Culture of Compliance?
The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) recent decision to fine Barclays a record £72 million ($108.3 million) for the alleged poor handling of financial crime risks will likely serve to reinforce the public perception of greedy bankers. But have financial institutions made any progress in developing a more positive culture in the new regulatory era of… Read More >>
