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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: BNP Paribas S.A.
Current Parent Company: BNP Paribas
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Penalty: $246,000,000
Year: 2017
Date: July 17, 2017
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Secondary Offense: foreign exchange market manipulation
Mega-Scandal: Price Fixing
Violation Description: The Board levied the fine after finding deficiencies in BNP Paribas's oversight of, and internal controls over, FX traders who buy and sell U.S. dollars and foreign currencies for the firm's own accounts and for customers. The Board said the firm failed to detect and address that its traders used electronic chatrooms to communicate with competitors about their trading positions.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Reserve
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: France
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: banking
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