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Strengthening Financial Services Risk Management Through Collaboration-Based Solutions

Audit Board

On the heels of several history-making bank collapses in the first quarter of 2023, financial institutions must fortify their internal controls programs to respond to greater scrutiny from federal regulators. Areas where banks are expected to face stricter rules and supervision include: Stress test models and contingency planning.

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ISS Discusses Wells Fargo’s Historic $1 Billion Settlement With Investors

Reynolds Holding

Investors’ $1 billion tentative settlement – a Top 20 settlement of all time if approved – comes in the wake of years of scandal and resolves allegations that the bank concealed its inability to clean up its act. Current CEO Charles Scharf also admitted to the bank suffering from a “ broken ” culture and “flawed business” model.

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SEC Chair Gensler Speaks on Crypto Markets

Reynolds Holding

Today, you’ve invited me to talk about the roughly $2 trillion crypto markets. The dot-com bubble burst, though, created significant tremors in our markets. There’s no reason to treat the crypto market differently just because different technology is used. has the greatest capital markets because investors have faith in them.

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ISS Discusses Largest Securities-Related Class Action Settlements of 2023

Reynolds Holding

Wells Fargo Investors’ $1 billion settlement against Wells Fargo comes in the wake of years of scandal and resolves allegations that the bank concealed its inability to clean up its act. The merger was allegedly orchestrated by prominent buyout firm 3G Capital Partners with a plan to extract $1.5 billion in cost savings.

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ISS Discusses the Largest Class Action Settlements of 2022

Reynolds Holding

market will be documented in the ISS Securities Class Action Services “Top 100 U.S. Specifically, the material within the filings failed to disclose that loan collateral was not originated in compliance with company guidelines, as well as a failure to assess borrowers’ credit worthiness. A substantive year in review for the U.S.

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Olshan Discusses FINRA, Stock Exchange Crack Down on Small-Cap IPO “Ramp and Dump” Schemes

Reynolds Holding

On November 17, 2022, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) issued a special alert to FINRA members concerning the heightened threat of fraud in small capitalization initial public offerings (“IPOs”). FINRA also suggested that underwriters consider compliance with FINRA Rules 5130 and 5131. broker-dealers to the U.S.

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SEC Announces Enforcement Results for FY 2022

Reynolds Holding

percent increase over fiscal year 2021; 129 actions against issuers who were allegedly delinquent in making required filings with the SEC; and 169 “follow-on” administrative proceedings seeking to bar or suspend individuals from certain functions in the securities markets based on criminal convictions, civil injunctions, or other orders.