Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined Instinet Pacific Limited (Instinet) $1 million (HK$8 million) after uncovering a years-long failure to comply with reporting requirements for cross trades on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK).
The U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is calling on financial institutions to lean into cross-border cooperation in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, while making clear that the wall protecting Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) remains firmly in place.
Ireland’s Commission for Communications Regulation, better known as ComReg, has moved to sharpen consumer protections by revising the minimum standards for how telecom and internet providers deal with complaints. The regulator said the goal is to remove the ambiguity that customers, both individuals and businesses, often face when raising issues with their providers.
Google’s grip on the pipes of online advertising has landed it in hot water once again. The European Commission has slapped the tech giant with a €2.95 billion ($3.2 billion) fine for tilting the adtech playing field in its own favor, an antitrust ruling that could reshape how digital ads are bought and sold across Europe.
The Federal Reserve has directed Société Générale to overhaul its compliance operations in the United States, entering into a Written Agreement with the French bank and its New York branch after years of shortcomings in risk oversight and affiliate transaction controls.
The Federal Trade Commission has taken aim at restrictive labor practices, ordering Gateway Services, the nation’s largest pet cremation company, to end its use of noncompete agreements that bound nearly 1,800 workers across the United States.
France’s data protection watchdog has once again flexed its regulatory muscle, imposing large fines on two global giants, Google and Shein, for failing to comply with rules governing the use of cookies and online advertising practices. The Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (CNIL) announced on September 1 that it had fined Google €325 million ($357 million) and Shein €150 million ($165 million), underscoring its determination to rein in non-compliant tracking practices under its long-running enforcement plan.