The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published a fresh look into the state of UK audit quality, a mix of warning signs and bright spots drawn from inspections across the twelve largest audit firms.
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has released its second consolidated report on sanctions and measures imposed across the EU’s financial markets in 2024, and while the pace of enforcement held steady, the price of wrongdoing climbed steeply.
In its fourth annual edition, Deloitte Global has released its 2025 C-suite Sustainability Report, revealing that corporate leaders continue to treat sustainability as a central strategic priority, fueled increasingly by investments and digital technologies. The survey, which polled over 2,100 C-level executives across 27 countries, paints a picture of organizations moving beyond compliance toward embedding sustainability as a driver of business value.
The European Supervisory Authorities are preparing to enter 2026 with one of their most consequential joint programs to date, a year that will test the strength of the EU’s new digital resilience architecture while reshaping how consumer protection, sustainability, and supervision converge across sectors.
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined outsourcing giant Capita and its pensions subsidiary a combined £14 million for failing to protect personal data in a 2023 cyberattack that exposed the information of 6.6 million people.
Ofcom has fined Royal Mail £21 million after the postal operator once again failed to meet its statutory delivery targets for First and Second Class mail during the 2024/25 financial year.
Europe’s data regulators are turning the spotlight on transparency, one of the GDPR’s most fundamental principles. During its October plenary, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) agreed that its 2026 Coordinated Enforcement Framework (CEF) action will focus on how well organizations are informing people about the use of their personal data under Articles 12, 13, and 14 of the regulation.