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U.S. Legislator Raises Corporate Liability, Executive Accountability Questions Following Bank of America’s AML Shortcomings

The recent record-setting financial penalties levied against Bank of America’s over the firm’s multi-year anti-money-laundering failures may represent only the tip of the iceberg with respect to potential regulatory and legal challenges facing the financial services giant. Less than three weeks after the U.S. Treasury Department announced penalties in excess of $1.21 billion against the […]

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Five days to answer, and five more to prove it: notes from the London market sanctions panel

Earlier this year I joined a panel at NTT DATA’s London headquarters for a session called Sanctions in the London Market: Regulation, Risk and Reality. The room was made up of people who run sanctions compliance for a living, and the conversation was more candid than most events of this kind manage. Three things came […]

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The Prediction Markets’ Biggest Bet: Regulatory Acceptance

The business of predicting the future has developed into a multibillion-dollar industry, and one that continues to grow at an exponential rate. Prediction markets now allow users to effectively trade shares on the outcome of future events without the stigma associated with conventional wagering. In these markets, rather than betting against a casino or sportsbook […]

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