GRC Report Staff

Sweden’s Financial Regulator Investigates Handelsbanken Over Money Laundering Controls

Sweden’s financial regulator has launched an investigation into Svenska Handelsbanken to determine whether the bank has met its obligations under anti-money laundering rules.

South Korea Tightens Privacy Rules with Tougher Penalties & New Executive Accountability Under Amended PIPA

South Korea is set to strengthen its privacy enforcement regime after lawmakers approved amendments to the country’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) that introduce tougher penalties for repeat data breaches, expand the responsibilities of corporate leadership, and require certain organizations to adopt formal security and privacy certification frameworks.

SEC Commissioner Calls for Fresh Look at Corporate Disclosure, Proxy Voting, & Tokenized Equity Markets

At a meeting of the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee on Thursday, Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda outlined a set of policy issues that increasingly sit at the intersection of market innovation and regulatory practicality.

Poland Probes Developers Over Alleged Pressure on Apartment Buyers

Poland’s consumer protection authority has opened formal proceedings against three residential developers following complaints from homebuyers who said they were pressured into accepting new contractual terms after signing purchase agreements.

Ofwat Moves to Impose £44.7 Million Enforcement Package on Welsh Water Over Wastewater Failures

UK water regulator Ofwat has proposed a £44.7 million enforcement package against Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water following an investigation that uncovered what it described as serious breaches in how the company operated and maintained parts of its wastewater system.

EU Regulators Move to Clarify How the Digital Markets Act & GDPR Work Together

The European Commission and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) have published the responses received during a public consultation on draft guidelines designed to clarify how two cornerstone pieces of EU digital regulation (the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) should interact in practice.

Thailand’s SEC Moves to Introduce Travel Rule for Digital Asset Transfers as Part of AML Push

Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission is attempting to tighten oversight of digital asset transfers, opening a public consultation on proposed “Travel Rule” requirements that would require digital asset businesses to collect and transmit detailed transaction information.