GRC Report Staff

In a September 15, 2026 speech, Carolyn Wilkins used historical lessons from private money to argue that stablecoins can work at scale only with credible redemption, high-quality reserves, a consistent regulatory perimeter, and crisis liquidity arrangements. She previewed the Bank of England's stricter framework for systemic sterling stablecoins, due to be finalized at the end of 2026, and described the financial stability and geopolitical implications of dollar stablecoin growth. Compliance teams with stablecoin exposure should treat this as a signal of supervisory expectations on liquidity, reserves, and cross-border governance.

Finansinspektionen has amended Chapter 22, Section 3 of FFFS 2013:9, which sets conduct requirements for fund companies that advise clients on fund units outside the scope of Chapter 7, Section 1, first paragraph, 4 of the Swedish Act on Mutual Funds (2004:46). The amended rules take effect October 1, 2026, which leaves only about two weeks after the decision date of September 15, 2026. Fund companies offering such advice should promptly confirm that their advisory processes align with the referenced MiFID 2 Delegated Regulation articles and the securities business rules.

The AMF has released the results of its thematic SPOT inspections of five asset management companies on telephone conversation recording, and identified good and poor practices. Telephone ordering is declining, but the AMF warns that its marginal use can increase non-compliance risk because controls are often weaker. Compliance teams should benchmark their recording policies, controls, and training against these findings.

ASIC has published Form 509G, the notice an administrator must use when creditors vote to terminate a deed of company arrangement (DOCA) under s450D of the Corporations Act 2001. The form is an administrative template rather than a new rule, but it documents how a DOCA termination is recorded on the public register and how creditors are notified. Compliance teams with exposure to Australian counterparties in external administration should understand the process and its implications.

ASIC Form 5604 is the prescribed form a liquidator must lodge under section 497(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 to confirm that creditors received information about the company's affairs following a resolution for voluntary winding up. Lodgement is due within 10 business days of the meeting, so compliance teams supporting insolvency matters or exposed to creditor-side risk should build this deadline into their processes. Note that the document is an existing form dated 1 September 2017, not a new rule, even though it carries a 2026 publication date.

ASIC Form 509F is the notice an administrator must lodge under section 450C(a) of the Corporations Act 2001 when a company fails to execute a deed of company arrangement (DOCA) within the period required by paragraph 444B(2)(a) or 444B(2)(b). This is a procedural form, not a new rule, and the version provided is dated 13 February 2015, although the update is listed as 2026-09-15. Compliance teams that deal with distressed counterparties or insolvency processes should understand the trigger, the signatory requirement, and the signal this notice sends about the status of a company in voluntary administration.

Following an April 2026 inspection, the Danish FSA issued orders to the Danish Private Railways Insurance Association G/S covering the audit committee, conflicts of interest, key functions, technical provisions, and capital planning. The findings show that supervisors are testing whether Solvency II governance structures work in practice, not just whether they exist. Compliance teams at insurers, especially small mutual and captive-style entities, should treat the report as a benchmark for self-assessment.