GRC Report Staff

EU Regulators Move to Clarify How the Digital Markets Act & GDPR Work Together

The European Commission and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) have published the responses received during a public consultation on draft guidelines designed to clarify how two cornerstone pieces of EU digital regulation (the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) should interact in practice.

Thailand’s SEC Moves to Introduce Travel Rule for Digital Asset Transfers as Part of AML Push

Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission is attempting to tighten oversight of digital asset transfers, opening a public consultation on proposed “Travel Rule” requirements that would require digital asset businesses to collect and transmit detailed transaction information.

Poland’s Competition Authority Investigates Grid Operator Over Renewable Energy Curtailment Practices

Poland’s competition authority has launched an investigation into the practices of the country’s electricity transmission system operator after complaints from renewable energy producers raised concerns about how generation curtailments are being applied across the market.

Chevron to Pay $1 Million Clean Air Act Penalty Over Invalid Renewable Fuel Credits

Chevron has agreed to pay just over $1 million to settle allegations that it violated the Clean Air Act’s Renewable Fuel Standard program by generating and selling renewable fuel credits that should never have entered the market.

Italian Data Protection Authority Fines Acea Energia €2 Million Over Unauthorized Energy Contracts

Italy’s data protection authority has fined energy supplier Acea Energia €2 million after an investigation found that contracts for electricity and gas services were activated without customers’ knowledge, following failures in how the company and its sales partners handled personal data.

EU Markets Enter 2026 Under Elevated Risk Pressure, ESMA Warns

A new risk monitoring report from the European Securities and Markets Authority suggests that despite resilient market performance in the latter half of last year, the conditions that could trigger market stress have not disappeared. If anything, they are becoming more complex.

Aetna to Pay $117.7 Million to Settle U.S. Allegations of Inflated Medicare Advantage Claims

Aetna has agreed to pay $117.7 million to resolve allegations that it improperly inflated payments from the federal government by submitting inaccurate diagnosis codes for certain Medicare Advantage enrollees, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.