GRC Report Staff

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.

Lululemon Pays Penalty After ACMA Finds Hundreds of Thousands of Emails Breached Spam Rules

Athletic apparel retailer Lululemon has paid a $455,000 (AUD $702,900) penalty after Australian regulators found the company sent hundreds of thousands of emails containing marketing content without providing recipients with a way to unsubscribe.

PRA Fines UK Insurance Limited £10.6M Over Solvency II Reporting Error

The Prudential Regulation Authority has fined UK Insurance Limited £10.625 million after errors in the insurer’s Solvency II balance sheet caused it to overstate its solvency position in regulatory reporting and market disclosures.

EU Parliament Moves to Rein in AI Training on Copyrighted Content

The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to strengthen protections for copyrighted works used in artificial intelligence systems, signaling growing concern among lawmakers that generative AI is reshaping the economics of creative industries without clear rules for compensation or consent.

Ericsson Discloses Third-Party Data Incident After Vendor System Breach

Ericsson has begun notifying individuals that their personal information may have been exposed in a data security incident involving one of the company’s service providers.

SEC Fines NYSE $9 Million After Systems Failure Disrupts Thousands of Trades

The Securities and Exchange Commission has fined the New York Stock Exchange $9 million after a systems failure caused widespread disruption when markets opened in January 2023, skipping the opening auction process for thousands of stocks and triggering volatility across the market.

MAS & Singapore Police Investigate Capital Asia Investments Over Suspected Money Laundering Failures

The Singapore Police Force and the Monetary Authority of Singapore said they recently conducted a joint enforcement operations against Capital Asia Investments, a firm licensed to provide capital markets services in the city-state. The operation resulted in the arrest of two company directors and the seizure of more than $119 million USD (over S$160 million) held in the firm’s bank and securities accounts.