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Concerning Conduct: Quarterly Cases - Q4 2020
Vatican invested donations in CDSs. Concerns re tax bills on staff working from holiday villas. Cyprus suspends ‘golden passports’ scheme after media sting. Retirement scheme freezes new investments with Apollo over Epstein links. Morgan Stanley commodities traders lose job over... -
Compliance Updater - November 2020
ESMA criticises Germany’s BaFin over Wirecard. Barclays forced to repay millions on timeshares. EY to be sued over NMC Health audit failure. Vanguard sent out inaccurate data to clients on money market yields. Hong Kong privately clears banks to apply... -
Compliance Updater - October 2020
More problems for EY over Wirecard. Consumers still confused by FCA rules. Yorkshire property developer settles with NCA over unexplained wealth. UK FCA bans crypto derivatives sales to retail customers. Danske axes staff in wake of money laundering scandal. KPMG... -
Concerning Conduct: Quarterly Cases - Q3 2020
Deutsche agrees to $150m fine for compliance failings in dealing with Epstein. Grant Thornton fined £3m over ethical and objectivity failures. Barclays boss accused of making sexist remarks. Twitter hack generates more than $100,000 for scammers. McDonald’s sues former boss.... -
Compliance Updater - September 2020
H2O funds suspended by French regulator. Thirteen sued over £178m alleged fraud at LCF. Insurers lose FCA Covid 19 legal case. Deloitte fined for audit lapses. Big four in joint ESG reporting initiative. FinCEN SARs leaked. JPMorgan Chase agrees a... -
Compliance Updater - August 2020
Second Wirecard Executive held on suspicion of fraud. Deutsche agrees to $150m fine for compliance failings in dealing with Epstein. Trump imposes sanctions on China. Singapore charges businessman over Wirecard fraud. Former Coutts banker found guilty of breaching AML laws.... -
Compliance Updater - July 2020
Deadline missed for Brexit parallel equivalence assessment. US Supreme Court ruling on disgorgement. Big four accountants given UK audit split deadline. Deloitte faces fine for audit failings at Autonomy. Four Wirecard executives held on suspicion of fraud. Grant Thornton fined... -
Concerning Conduct: Quarterly Cases - Q2 2020
Insurance and the pandemic. Expenses scandal and conflict management at the world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund. Potential for backlash for big US groups. Judge rules in favour of LSE over manipulation claim. Softbank CEO says he is misunderstood – just... -
Compliance Updater - June 2020
FCA to bring test case on business interruption wordings. HSBC and StanChart facing difficulties over supporting Beijing security law. Barclays facing latest battle over crisis fundraising. Simon Property Group claims material adverse change to drop $3.6bn deal. FCA hits Lloyds... -
Compliance Updater - May 2020
HSBC reports suspicions over Singapore energy trading firm. BaFin looking into market manipulation and director dealing at Wirecard. KPMG facing £250m lawsuit over Carillion audits. Whistleblower reports to UK’s FCA increase. Deutsche Bank criticised by New York Fed. Coronavirus inspires... -
Compliance Updater - April 2020
Professional services firms’ attempts to cope with the coronavirus. Concerns over data security and privacy on Zoom. Morrisons wins appeal over data leak. UK FCA eases emergency fundraising requirements. Softbank facing legal challenge from WeWork. Insurers told by FCA to... -
Concerning Conduct: Quarterly Cases - Q1 2020
Coronavirus and conduct. EY acts on conduct failings with “belonging” workshops. Goldman Sachs makes qualified diversity pledge. Citigroup suspends bond trader over alleged food theft. Deutsche probing Saudi wealth management bribes. Senior UK civil servant resigns accusing Home Secretary of...