GRC Report Staff

Japan’s FSA Flags Hurdles in Embedding Climate Risk into Banking & Insurance Frameworks

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has released a new report capturing the latest efforts by the country’s financial institutions to manage climate-related risks, showing steady progress but also ongoing struggles with turning sustainability ambition into practical, measurable action.

Stantec to Pay $4 Million Over False EPA Grant Certifications After Years of Skirting Procurement Rules

Stantec Inc., a Canadian-based environmental and engineering firm, has agreed to pay $4 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting, or causing others to submit, false certifications in applications for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Assessment Grants.

Monzo Fined £21 Million Over Financial Crime Control Failings as FCA Flags 'Systemic' Lapses

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Monzo Bank £21,091,300 for serious and repeated failures in its financial crime controls, citing deficiencies in the digital bank’s customer onboarding, risk assessment, and transaction monitoring systems between 2018 and 2022.

Storm Clouds Linger as AMF Flags Growing Market Risks in 2025

The French financial markets regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), has published its 2025 Markets and Risk Outlook, painting a picture of resilience tempered by deepening volatility, persistent geopolitical tensions, and growing operational and cyber threats.

SolarWinds & SEC Move Toward Settlement in Cybersecurity Disclosure Case

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and SolarWinds Corp. have reached a tentative agreement to settle the high-profile lawsuit stemming from the Russia-linked Sunburst cyberattack, Reuters first reported Wednesday.

Privacy Violations Cost Swedish Pharmacies & Public Transport Firms Millions

Sweden’s privacy regulator had a busy week, slapping some of the country’s most recognizable public and private names with fines over mishandling personal data, ranging from intimate health purchases to employees’ sobriety test results.

Europe’s Financial Supervisors Join Forces with AMLA to Step Up Anti-Money Laundering Fight

‍The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA, and ESMA) have signed a detailed multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MMoU) with the European Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA), formalizing how the institutions will cooperate and exchange information going forward.