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TD Bank, Royal Bank of Canada Face Fine for FX Malpractice
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Two major Canadian Banks — Royal Bank of Canada (RY - Free Report) and The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD - Free Report) — have been asked to pay about C$24.5 million ($18.5 million) to settle accusations laid by the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”).
OSC is a regulatory agency, which administers and enforces securities legislation in the Canadian province of Ontario.
The statement of allegations, filed separately against each bank, alleged that traders of the banks shared confidential customer information with other participants in chatrooms to gain potential advantage in foreign exchange (FX) transactions that took place between 2011 and 2013.
Also, per the regulator, compliance monitoring issues were present at both banks.
Of the total penalty amount, TD Bank is supposed to pay nearly C$10.1 million, consisting of fines to the commission and investigation cost. Royal Bank of Canada will be paying about C$14.4 million.
The FX trading business of banks has been under scrutiny of regulators on a global level for quite some time.
Last year in June, the New York regulator fined Deutsche Bank (DB - Free Report) with $205 million for improper FX trading activities it conducted between 2008 and 2013. In May 2018, Goldman Sachs (GS - Free Report) agreed to pay nearly $110 million to settle allegations that its traders used an electronic chat room to improperly share clients’ personal information.
OurTake
Banks across the globe are under increased scrutiny for their business practices. Many of the firms have paid billions of dollars as fines and compensation to settle lawsuits and probes.
Many investors have lost their hard-earned money as a result of such business malpractices. Such probes help reinstate investors’ confidence in law enforcement agencies.
Shares of Toronto-Dominion have gained 9% so far this year and shares of Royal Bank of Canada have jumped 9.1% against the industry’s decline of 4.6%.
Last year, it generated $8 billion in global revenues. By 2020, it's predicted to blast through the roof to $47 billion. Famed investor Mark Cuban says it will produce "the world's first trillionaires," but that should still leave plenty of money for regular investors who make the right trades early.
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TD Bank, Royal Bank of Canada Face Fine for FX Malpractice
Two major Canadian Banks — Royal Bank of Canada (RY - Free Report) and The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD - Free Report) — have been asked to pay about C$24.5 million ($18.5 million) to settle accusations laid by the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”).
OSC is a regulatory agency, which administers and enforces securities legislation in the Canadian province of Ontario.
The statement of allegations, filed separately against each bank, alleged that traders of the banks shared confidential customer information with other participants in chatrooms to gain potential advantage in foreign exchange (FX) transactions that took place between 2011 and 2013.
Also, per the regulator, compliance monitoring issues were present at both banks.
Of the total penalty amount, TD Bank is supposed to pay nearly C$10.1 million, consisting of fines to the commission and investigation cost. Royal Bank of Canada will be paying about C$14.4 million.
The FX trading business of banks has been under scrutiny of regulators on a global level for quite some time.
Last year in June, the New York regulator fined Deutsche Bank (DB - Free Report) with $205 million for improper FX trading activities it conducted between 2008 and 2013. In May 2018, Goldman Sachs (GS - Free Report) agreed to pay nearly $110 million to settle allegations that its traders used an electronic chat room to improperly share clients’ personal information.
OurTake
Banks across the globe are under increased scrutiny for their business practices. Many of the firms have paid billions of dollars as fines and compensation to settle lawsuits and probes.
Many investors have lost their hard-earned money as a result of such business malpractices. Such probes help reinstate investors’ confidence in law enforcement agencies.
Shares of Toronto-Dominion have gained 9% so far this year and shares of Royal Bank of Canada have jumped 9.1% against the industry’s decline of 4.6%.
Currently, Toronto-Dominion carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) while Royal Bank of Canada has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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