Compliance & Ethics

DOJ Moves to Standardize Corporate Criminal Enforcement Across the Department

The U.S. Department of Justice is attempting to bring a more unified approach to white-collar enforcement with the rollout of what it says is the first Department-wide corporate enforcement policy for criminal cases, a move officials say is designed to provide businesses with greater clarity about how prosecutors will evaluate corporate misconduct.

FINMA Proposes AML Overhaul With Sharper Focus on Ownership Structures & Sanctions Controls

Switzerland’s financial regulator is proposing a fresh round of anti-money laundering reforms that would sharpen expectations around customer transparency, correspondent banking oversight, and sanctions compliance as global pressure on financial crime controls continues to mount.

AUSTRAC Says AI, Trade Networks & Sophisticated Criminal Tactics Are Redrawing Australia’s Financial Crime Landscape

Australia’s financial crime regulator is warning that the lines between legitimate commerce and illicit finance are becoming increasingly blurred as criminals exploit artificial intelligence, digital technologies, and global financial systems to hide the movement of illicit funds.

AMLA’s First Tour of Europe’s Financial Crime Frontline Reveals Cracks in the System

Over the course of 2025, Anti-Money Laundering Authority Chair Bruna Szego traveled across all 27 European Union Member States, meeting directly with the supervisors, financial intelligence units, banks, insurers, crypto firms, accountants, lawyers, and other stakeholders tasked with defending Europe’s financial system from illicit finance.

FTC Warns Major Tech Platforms as Take It Down Act Deadline Nears

FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson announced Monday that the agency had sent warning letters to more than a dozen prominent tech companies reminding them that full compliance with the Take It Down Act must be in place by May 19. The law requires covered online platforms to create a process allowing victims to request the removal of intimate images or videos shared without their consent, including content involving children.

AMF Expands Reach of Updated Ethics Code for France’s Asset Management Industry

France’s financial markets authority is expanding the reach of a long-standing ethical framework for the asset management sector, a move that reflects how regulatory expectations around governance and professional conduct have evolved since the framework was first introduced more than 15 years ago.

Federal Court Ruling Against Telstra Super Puts Complaint Handling Standards in Spotlight

A Federal Court ruling against Telstra Super has delivered one of the clearest judicial warnings yet to Australia’s financial services sector that poor complaint handling can carry real regulatory consequences. The decision found that Telstra Super failed to comply with mandatory internal dispute resolution requirements after mishandling a substantial number of member complaints over more than a year.