Sweden’s financial watchdog has opened a fresh investigation into Swedbank, this time zeroing in on whether the bank has complied with money laundering regulations, and, more specifically, whether it has done enough to truly know its customers.
A federal judge in Manhattan has handed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission a win in its case against purported investment adviser Bluesky Eagle Capital Management, entering a final judgment by default after the firm failed to defend itself against allegations that it made material misrepresentations in an SEC filing.
It was a record-breaking year for data breaches in Sweden and not the kind anyone wants to celebrate. The Swedish Data Protection Authority, known as IMY, reported that 12,276 personal data breach notifications were filed in 2025, the highest number recorded since the General Data Protection Regulation came into force in 2018.
The UAE’s central bank is tightening its embrace of the internal audit profession, signing a cooperation agreement that positions auditors more squarely at the center of financial supervision and governance reform.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has reached a $1,720,000 settlement with IMG Academy, concluding a case that stretches across five academic years and nearly 90 transactions tied to individuals sanctioned under U.S. counternarcotics laws.
The European Central Bank has fined J.P. Morgan €12.18 million after concluding the bank misreported key risk figures used to calculate its capital requirements over several years.
The Italian Competition Authority has opened two fresh investigations and launched a separate moral suasion action over alleged ambush marketing linked to the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The move comes shortly after interim measure proceedings involving Harmont & Blaine, a case we previously covered concerning suspected unauthorized references to the Games in commercial advertising.