By the dozen – SEC fines 12 municipal advisors $1.3 million for off-channel communications
The Securities and Exchange Commission has continued its ongoing crusade against off-channel communications with a spate of recordkeeping fines against 12 municipal advisors.
Recordkeeping requirements for sanctions to extend from five to 10 years under OFAC rules
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) that would extend existing recordkeeping requirements for certain transactions from five to 10 years.
How does voice surveillance differ from other forms of communications surveillance?
As regulators encourage firms to effectively supervise business communications to deter misconduct and maintain compliance, what are the main differences to watch for when monitoring voice communications versus other written digital communications?
5 Tips to enhance voice surveillance
With regulatory expectations around voice channels increasing, firms need to ensure that they’re not only capturing relevant voice channels, but using voice data to enhance their surveillance and compliance.
Regulatory whispers forewarn U.S. swap dealers of voice surveillance focus
Does recent enforcement action from the CFTC and NFA, along with regulatory messaging from the SEC, suggest that U.S. regulators are turning their focus to voice?
Regulatory Wrap Episode 40: The SEC Fines 9 Firms $1.24M for Misleading Marketing
In Regulatory Wrap for the week to September 13, Jay Hampshire reviews a recent SEC enforcement for misleading marketing.
Nine firms fined $1.24 million for not playing by SEC’s Marketing Rule
With a $1.24 million penalty representing the largest fine so far as part of the SEC’s ongoing Marketing Rule crackdown, are firms doing enough to ensure their marketing communications are compliant?
Regulatory Wrap Episode 39: $49M in SEC Fines for 6 Firms
In Regulatory Wrap for the week to September 6, Jennie Clarke discusses the continuation of SEC recordkeeping fines, with the most recent being against six agencies for $49 million.
Regulators drop their mics in their quest to preserve voice comms
As regulatory scrutiny increases around voice capture, it is essential that financial services adopt voice surveillance solutions to prevent market abuse and non-financial misconduct.
Another day, another SEC fine: The SEC charges six credit agencies $49 million for recordkeeping failures
As the SEC rolls out another combined civil penalty, this time against credit rating agencies for recordkeeping failures, firms must look to ensure tone from the top, while the regulator must implement more robust deterrence methods to prevent further violations.
Hold the phone – What are the voice recordkeeping requirements for firms?
A large component of prevalently used messaging platforms is the ability to communicate through voice chat, which poses an avenue for compliance risk. Despite infrequent movement around voice recordkeeping, indications within current regulations and previous enforcements suggest that heightened scrutiny may be on the other line.