GRC Report Staff

France Fines Organic Retailers €12.67 Million Over Brand Allocation Pact

France’s competition authority has handed down €12.67 million in fines to a group of organic retail players and their trade association, concluding that they orchestrated a long-running agreement to carve up the market and shield prices from competition.

UAE Central Bank Raises the Bar on Financial Crime Controls with Expanded AML Guidance

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has rolled out a big update to its anti-financial crime framework, issuing new guidance aimed at strengthening how financial institutions detect and respond to money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing risks.

EDPB Moves to Standardize GDPR Risk Assessments With New DPIA Template

The European Data Protection Board is simplifying one of the more complex corners of the General Data Protection Regulation, adopting a new template designed to bring greater consistency and clarity to Data Protection Impact Assessments across Europe.

EU Moves to Force Meta to Restore AI Rivals’ Access to WhatsApp

The European Commission has escalated its antitrust case against Meta, signaling it may impose interim measures that would force the company to restore full access for rival AI assistants on WhatsApp as the investigation unfolds.

FCA Steps Up Case Against Hartley Pensions as Allegations Around Misused Pension Funds Emerge

The UK’s financial regulator is moving closer to formal enforcement action against Hartley Pensions Limited and an individual linked to the firm, laying out allegations that cut to the heart of trust in pension management.

AMLA Moves to Standardize AML Risk Assessments Across Non-Financial Sector, Invites Early Industry Input

The Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) is developing a common methodology that supervisors across the EU will use to assess money laundering and terrorist financing risks in the non-financial sector. Before formal proposals are put forward, the authority is convening an online stakeholder roundtable on 4 May 2026 to gather input from industry representatives.

New Zealand Regulator Turns to Industry to Gauge Operational Resilience Across Financial Sectors

New Zealand’s financial sector is getting a closer look under the hood as regulators seek to understand how well firms can keep running when disruption hits. In a new set of findings, the Financial Markets Authority has pulled together insights from across several corners of the market, offering a clearer picture of how operational resilience is taking shape in practice, and where gaps may still remain.