Hong Kong’s push to position itself as a hub for sustainable finance took another step forward this week, as the Hong Kong Monetary Authority published Phase 2A of the Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance.
Italy’s competition watchdog has opened a first-of-its-kind antitrust investigation into alleged collusion in the labour market, turning its attention to a cluster of companies operating at the heart of the country’s automated packaging industry.
The Malta Financial Services Authority has set out a clearer line on what it expects from those steering Malta’s financial institutions, publishing a new General Code of Conduct for Decision Makers in the Financial Services Industry aimed squarely at governance, culture, and leadership behavior.
Europe’s new anti-money laundering authority is taking another step toward its future role as a frontline supervisor, as Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) prepares to launch a data collection exercise aimed at stress-testing the risk models it will rely on to oversee the financial sector.
Traditions Health has agreed to pay $34 million to resolve civil allegations that it improperly billed Medicare for home health services and provided financial benefits to physicians in connection with patient referrals, federal authorities announced Thursday.
As regulatory expectations rise and market risks grow more complex, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission is showing that stricter supervision, tougher enforcement, and deeper digital capabilities will define its approach heading into 2026, a year that will see Cyprus take on the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
France’s data protection authority, the CNIL, has imposed a €3.5 million fine on a company for unlawfully using the personal data of its loyalty program members to fuel targeted advertising on a social network. The sanction, adopted on 30 December 2025 and announced publicly on 22 January 2026, stems from long-running practices that the regulator says breached core principles of EU data protection law and affected more than 10.5 million people.