GRC Report Staff

JPMorgan Securities Hit With $3.25 Million FINRA Fine Over Supervision Lapses in High-Risk Trading Strategy

JPMorgan Securities has been censured and fined $3.25 million by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority after regulators found the firm failed to properly oversee a broker who pushed clients into a high-risk, leveraged investment strategy that unraveled during market turmoil.

Italy Tightens Rules on Email Tracking Pixels, Mandates Consent & Greater Transparency

The Italian Data Protection Authority is aiming at one of the more opaque tools in digital communications, issuing new guidelines that reshape how organizations can use tracking pixels in emails.

FERC Orders $1.13 Billion Penalty Against American Efficient Over Decade-Long Energy Market Fraud

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued one of the most significant enforcement actions in its history, ordering American Efficient and its affiliates to pay more than $1.1 billion following what regulators described as a sweeping, years-long fraud in U.S. energy markets.

EBA Sets Out Plan to Cut Reporting Burden in Sweeping Overhaul of EU Banking Framework

The European Banking Authority is moving to reshape how banks report data to supervisors across the European Union, unveiling a wide-ranging proposal aimed at simplifying one of the most complex, and often criticized, areas of regulatory compliance.

Polish Regulator Orders Enter Air to Pay Over $2.3 Million to Passengers After Complaint Handling Failures

Passengers who struggled to get answers, or compensation, from Enter Air may soon see long-awaited payouts after Poland’s consumer protection authority stepped in with a sweeping enforcement decision. The head of Poland's UOKiK ordered the airline to compensate travelers more than $2.3 million (PLN 8.2 million) in total, following an investigation sparked by a wave of complaints about how the carrier handled issues ranging from delayed baggage to flight disruptions.

Italy’s Privacy Regulator Hits Poste Italiane & Postepay with €12.5 Million Fine Over App Data Practices

Italy’s data protection watchdog has handed down more than €12.5 million in fines to Poste Italiane and its digital payments arm Postepay, concluding that the companies unlawfully processed the personal data of millions of users through their mobile applications.

AMLA Pushes Forward on AML Rulebook with New Consultations on Risk Assessments & Group Controls

Europe’s new Anti-Money Laundering Authority launched two public consultations that go to the heart of that effort, setting out draft expectations for business-wide risk assessments and group-wide AML and counter-terrorist financing frameworks. The proposals arrive as part of a broader push to bring consistency to a system that has long varied across sectors and jurisdictions.