CRD’s IMS to Get New Broadridge Support Charles River Development (CRD) and Broadridge Financial Solutions are formalizing a business alliance to facilitate broader integration with the SWIFT financial messaging network for the Charles River Investment Management Solution (Charles River IMS), officials say. The partnership is in response to the industry’s move, sanctioned by the SEC,… Read More >>
BGC Financial Settles Recordkeeping Case with SEC
New York-based BGC Financial allegedly violated federal securities laws that require broker-dealers to maintain accurate books and records and promptly provide records requested by SEC staff, according to a recent SEC cease-and-desist order. The interdealer broker has agreed to pay a $1.25 million penalty to settle the SEC’s charges that it “failed to preserve audio… Read More >>
Credit Suisse in Hong Kong Settles FCPA Charges
The Hong Kong-based subsidiary of the Credit Suisse Group AG (CSAG), a Swiss-based issuer of publicly traded securities in the United States, has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to pay a $47 million criminal penalty for its role in a scheme to “corruptly win banking business” in the Asia-Pacific region by… Read More >>
SEC Filers Must Move to Inline XBRL
Amid the flurry of news about tariffs, scandals, mergers and trade wars, the SEC quietly adopted rule amendments that will require the implementation of the Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) format “for the submission of operating company financial statement information and fund risk/return summary information,” according to the SEC. The amendments are expected “to… Read More >>
Finastra to Sell CMC Business Unit to Teranet
Teranet’s CM Solutions Will Acquire the Shares of CMS London-based financial software vendor Finastra, formed in 2017 by the combination of Misys and D+H, reports that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Canadian-based Collateral Management Corp. (CMS) business to Teranet. Teranet’s affiliated entity CM Solutions Inc. will acquire the issued and… Read More >>
FINRA to Overhaul Registration & Disclosure Systems
FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, reports that an overhaul of its registration and disclosure programs is beginning. That overhaul specifically includes the central registration depository (CRD), which is the licensing and registration system that FINRA operates for the U.S. securities industry, and which provides the basis for BrokerCheck, the online portal where investors and… Read More >>
Merrill Lynch to Repay Clients $10.5M via RMBS Case
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. is settling with the SEC over the regulator’s charges that traders and salespeople of the firm misled customers, causing them to overpay for non-agency, residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) from 2009 to 2012. “Without admitting or denying the findings, Merrill Lynch agreed to be censured, pay a penalty of… Read More >>
deVere USA Pays $8M to Settle SEC Case
The SEC reports that deVere USA, Inc., a New York-based registered investment adviser, or RIA, has agreed to pay an $8 million civil penalty related to its alleged failure to disclose conflicts of interest to its retail clients. The settlement will result in the establishment of a so-called fair fund that will distribute the penalty… Read More >>
FINRA, SEC Slam ICBCFS Over Allegedly Inadequate AML
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) reports that it has censured and fined Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Financial Services (ICBCFS) $5.3 million for systemic anti-money laundering compliance failures, including its failure to have a “reasonable” AML program in place to monitor and detect suspicious transactions, as well as other violations, including financial, record-keeping… Read More >>
Firm Allegedly Funded Luxuries Instead of Bridge Project
The owner of two New York-based investment funds has been arrested and charged in Manhattan federal court with conspiring to commit — and the commission of — securities and wire fraud in connection with a $21 million investment fraud scheme. The arrest of Brent Borland, 48, of Sag Harbor, N.Y., was announced in Manhattan by… Read More >>
