Mengqi Sun

New York

Reporter at Risk and Compliance Journal

Compliance, crypto & sometimes emergency contact @WSJ; @columbiajourn @TuftsUniversity alum. [email protected]. signal, whatsapp: 646-617-3526

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Fruit Harvest Game Using Arduino IDE and Wio Terminal

1 week ago | hackster.io | Mengqi Sun

Things used in this project 1. Project Background & InspirationIn modern office environments, multitasking pressure is ubiquitous. Inspired by fruit-picking orchards, we developed Fruit Harvest—a game that transforms abstract work tasks into tangible fruit-collecting experiences. Through gamification, it helps users train multitasking and priority-judgment skills in a relaxed setting.
The Morning Risk Report: BlackRock Is Off Texas’ Blacklist. Where the ESG Battle Stands Now.

3 weeks ago | createsend.com | Mengqi Sun

Good morning. BlackRock notched a significant win in its yearslong effort to put the responsible investing controversy behind it, after Texas on Tuesday removed the asset manager from the list of companies that it accuses of boycotting the oil and gas industry.
The Morning Risk Report: Coinbase Says Cybercriminals Stole Customer Data, Sought Ransom

1 month ago | createsend.com | Mengqi Sun

Good morning. Coinbase Global said Thursday that it has refused to pay a $20 million ransom demand from cybercriminals who bribed the company’s overseas customer support agents to steal sensitive user data. The cryptocurrency exchange estimated that the incident could cost from $180 million to $400 million, between fixing the underlying issues and reimbursing customers, according to a regulatory filing.
The Morning Risk Report: Google CEO Criticizes DOJ’s ‘Extraordinary’ Proposal to Break Up Company

1 month ago | createsend.com | Mengqi Sun

110-hour workweeks drove young bankers at a boutique firm to the brink. On the industrials team at Robert W. Baird, a Midwestern bank founded more than a century ago, working more than 110 hours a week wasn’t unusual, former employees said, and managers would regularly get exemptions for the firm’s required Saturdays off. Even at a smaller bank far from Wall Street that prides itself on its “No A—hole Rule,” the former employees said conditions could prove untenable.
The Morning Risk Report: U.K.’s SFO Offers Incentives for Companies to Self-Report Wrongdoing

2 months ago | createsend.com | Mengqi Sun

IMF warns against support for tariff-hit businesses as government debts surge. Higher tariffs and heightened geopolitical tensions may push government debts to new highs over the coming years, making the need for policymakers to outline robust plans for containing the surge more pressing, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday.
The Morning Risk Report: Top New York Financial Regulator Fines Block $40 Million Over Compliance Failures

2 months ago | createsend.com | Mengqi Sun

Good morning. New York’s top financial regulator has fined financial technology company Block $40 million for alleged anti-money-laundering inadequacies and cryptocurrency compliance failures on its Cash App payment platform. The allegations: The New York State Department of Financial Services said Thursday its investigation found Block failed to conduct adequate customer due diligence and to monitor and report suspicious transactions in a timely manner over the past few years.
The Morning Risk Report: Deutsche Bank’s DWS Fined $27 Million in Greenwashing Probe

2 months ago | createsend.com | Mengqi Sun

Good morning. Deutsche Bank’s asset-management arm DWS Group agreed to pay 25 million euros, equivalent to $27 million, to settle an investigation by German prosecutors into allegations of greenwashing. The Frankfurt Public Prosecutor’s office said Wednesday that the business advertised products with environmental, social and corporate-governance, or ESG, characteristics that overstated its practices.
Characterization and Discrimination of Volatile Compounds of Donkey and Horse Meat Based on Gas Chromatography-Ion Mobility Spectrometry

Mar 29, 2025 | mdpi.com | Yan Zhao |Xinyi Du |Shuang Liu |Mengqi Sun

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The Morning Risk Report: U.S. Prosecutors Probe Tip About Timing of Pfizer Vaccine

Mar 27, 2025 | createsend.com | Mengqi Sun

Good morning. Soon after President Trump won the presidential election in November, British drugmaker GSK brought an unusual claim to federal prosecutors in Manhattan, according to people familiar with the matter. A senior GSK scientist, who formerly worked at rival Pfizer, had told GSK colleagues that Pfizer delayed announcing the success of its Covid vaccine in 2020 until after that year’s election.
U.K., France and Switzerland Launch New Task Force to Fight Bribery

Mar 20, 2025 | wsj.com | Mengqi Sun

The group said in its founding statement that the three national agencies “are standing firm” in their commitment to tackling bribery and corruption within national and international legal frameworks.

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2 Jun 25

SCOOP from me: CFTC enforcement chief Brian Young has left the derivatives markets regulator after four months on the job https://t.co/UjhNxP736P

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7 Apr 25

Latest from me: Financial institutions were betting a new national beneficial ownership database would help make their jobs a little easier. But with recent enforcement curbs, they are becoming increasingly skeptical. https://t.co/fNoKLAMVO6 https://t.co/Z9zHP7IMPR

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Articles

Fruit Harvest Game Using Arduino IDE and Wio Terminal

The Morning Risk Report: BlackRock Is Off Texas’ Blacklist. Where the ESG Battle Stands Now.

The Morning Risk Report: Coinbase Says Cybercriminals Stole Customer Data, Sought Ransom

The Morning Risk Report: Google CEO Criticizes DOJ’s ‘Extraordinary’ Proposal to Break Up Company

The Morning Risk Report: U.K.’s SFO Offers Incentives for Companies to Self-Report Wrongdoing

The Morning Risk Report: Top New York Financial Regulator Fines Block $40 Million Over Compliance Failures

The Morning Risk Report: Deutsche Bank’s DWS Fined $27 Million in Greenwashing Probe

Characterization and Discrimination of Volatile Compounds of Donkey and Horse Meat Based on Gas Chromatography-Ion Mobility Spectrometry

The Morning Risk Report: U.S. Prosecutors Probe Tip About Timing of Pfizer Vaccine

U.K., France and Switzerland Launch New Task Force to Fight Bribery

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