Deutsche Bank AG, its New York branch, and other U.S. affiliates have been fined $186 million by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System because the German banking giant moved too slowly to resolve allegedly inadequate sanctions compliance and anti-money laundering (AML) controls, officials say. The Fed’s fine, consent order, and written agreement… Read More >>
Deutsche Bank Buys Numis for $511M & Other News
Acquisition Helps Deutsche Bank’s Global Strategy Deutsche Bank reports that it has agreed to an all-cash offer of $511 million for the acquisition of London-based corporate broking and advisory firm Numis Corp., and that the transaction will allow the German banking giant to advance its Global Hausbank strategy. Numis provides strategic advice and capital market… Read More >>
DTCC’s ‘Project Ion’ Hits a Milestone & Other News
DLT System Settles 100,000 Transactions Per Day The DTCC’s alternative settlement platform based on blockchain/distributed ledger technology (DLT), Project Ion, has achieved a new threshold — it’s parallel processing more than 100,000 bilateral equity transactions daily and almost 160,000 transactions on peak days via the DTCC subsidiary, the Depository Trust Company (DTC). “The goal of… Read More >>
Deutsche Bank Securities Settles Best Execution Case for $2M
FINRA, the self-regulatory organization (SRO) for broker-dealers, has hit Deutsche Bank Securities with a $2 million fine. The reason: FINRA alleges that Deutsche Bank Securities did not provide its customers with the supervisory “best execution” that FINRA’s rule 5310 calls for. Industry veterans will tell you that there was a time when regulators would have… Read More >>
Did a Deutsche Bank Whistleblower Get Nearly $200M?
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has just announced a record-setting whistleblower award of nearly $200 million but it was quickly followed by a report in The Wall Street Journal that identified the tipster as someone from Deutsche Bank. The CFTC protects all whistleblowers via confidentiality. In a press release dated Oct. 21, CFTC officials acknowledged… Read More >>
Deutsche Bank Resolves Bribery & Fraud Probes
Deutsche Bank has signed a coordinated resolution with the SEC and the U.S. Department of Justice that for $130 million resolves investigations of a commodities fraud scheme and a conspiracy to cover payments to people who facilitated bribes of foreign officials. The agreement specifies that Deutsche Bank will pay more than $120 million in fines… Read More >>
Deutsche Bank Sells Postbank Systems to TCS
Sale Underscores Deutsche Bank’s Transformation Deutsche Bank is selling Postbank Systems AG to outsourcing giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a key milestone in the bank’s efforts to streamline operations and transform itself. “Under the terms of the transaction, TCS will acquire 100 percent of the shares of Postbank Systems AG from Deutsche Bank AG,” according… Read More >>
Spoofing is Fraud & Erodes Investor Trust: Q&A
(FTF News reached out to Travis Schwab, CEO of Eventus, based in Austin, Texas, to check in with him about regulatory actions to stop false trade orders that spur sharp market price reactions before they disappear — otherwise known as “spoof orders.” Regulators have hit JPMorgan with a recent record $920 million fine and authorities have convicted… Read More >>
Spoofing Cases Yield a Record Fine & Convictions
False trade orders that spur sharp market price reactions before they disappear — otherwise known as “spoof orders” — have the full attention of authorities as evidenced by a recent record fine against JPMorgan, and the conviction of two former traders at Deutsche Bank. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has agreed to pay nearly one billion… Read More >>
Commerzbank Fills CEO Post via Deutsche Bank Hire
Manfred Knof to Replace Martin Zielke at Commerzbank Frankfurt-based Commerzbank has named its next CEO as Manfred Knof who comes from Deutsche Bank where he’s been head of a competing private banking business for Germany. Knof, 55, will oversee the bank’s managing directors, starting January 1 of next year. He will succeed Martin Zielke, the… Read More >>
