A religious channel that told viewers unlicensed products and prayerful outreach could fix everything from chronic illness to financial distress has been handed a £375,000 penalty by Ofcom. The regulator confirmed on 9 December 2025 that The Word Network repeatedly breached broadcasting rules, and in some cases did so even after earlier investigations had put the channel on notice.
The Treasury Department is positioning itself to take a more commanding role in how the U.S. fights illicit finance, with a draft proposal that could reshape the enforcement of anti-money-laundering (AML) rules across the banking system.
The National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) of Spain has opened a public consultation to update its widely used “Guide to Compliance Programs in Relation to Competition Law.” First rolled out in 2020, the document quickly became a go-to reference for companies designing and evaluating internal controls to prevent antitrust violations.
General insurer Tower has been ordered to pay a $7 million (NZ$11.8 million) penalty after the company overstated the value of its multi-policy discount and overcharged tens of thousands of customers for years.
The European Commission has kicked off a formal antitrust investigation into whether Google is abusing its market power by tapping into online content, from news publishers to YouTube creators, to fuel its artificial intelligence services without fair terms or compensation.
7-Eleven and its parent company Seven & i Holdings will pay a $4.5 million penalty to resolve Federal Trade Commission allegations that the convenience store giant violated a 2018 antitrust consent order by purchasing a competing fuel outlet in St. Petersburg, Florida without giving the agency prior notice.
Beginning the first week of January, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) will launch its first compliance sweep examining how everyday businesses handle personal information they request directly from customers. Real estate agents at weekend house tours, pharmacy counters offering paperless receipts, and car rental desks asking for IDs are among the common touchpoints now under heightened scrutiny.