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.
Poland’s consumer protection authority has launched proceedings against Bolt, Tchibo, and Zara, alleging that each company may have misled consumers through environmental claims that were vague, incomplete, or presented without sufficient context.
The European Data Protection Board and the European Data Protection Supervisor responded to the European Commission’s proposed “Digital Omnibus on AI,” a package designed to simplify aspects of the implementation of the AI Act. The goal, according to the Commission, is to make the rules easier to apply in practice. The message from Europe’s privacy watchdogs is that simplification is welcome but only up to a point.