GRC Report Staff

UK Releases Draft Sustainability Reporting Standards Based on ISSB Framework

The UK government has published exposure drafts of its proposed UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS), marking a significant move toward aligning with the global baseline for sustainability disclosures developed by the IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).

Australia’s Competition Watchdog Calls for Urgent Digital Platform Reforms Amid Mounting Harms

In a parting shot that sounds more like a call to arms than a quiet policy recommendation, Australia’s competition watchdog has officially closed its five-year deep dive into digital platform services, and without regulatory reform, consumers and small businesses will keep getting steamrolled.

AT&T’s $177 Million Data Breach Settlement Gets Preliminary Court Approval

A federal judge has given the green light to a proposed $177 million settlement in a consolidated class action lawsuit against AT&T, stemming from two massive data breaches that exposed the personal information of tens of millions of customers. The preliminary approval, issued by Judge Ada Brown of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, clears the way for a final settlement hearing set for December 3, 2025.

GDPR’s Quiet Cybersecurity Payoff

When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) first came into force, companies braced for a regulatory storm, such as sweeping data rules, compliance headaches, and steep fines. What many didn’t expect? A surprising upside of fewer cyberattacks, better security, and billions saved.

Audit Giants in the Netherlands Fined $8.5 Million for Widespread Training Exam Misconduct

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has imposed a combined $8.5 million in penalties on the Dutch affiliates of Deloitte, PwC, and EY after uncovering widespread cheating on mandatory internal training exams by hundreds of professionals across all three firms.

Federal Reserve Drops Reputational Risk from Bank Supervision Framework

In a notable shift to its supervisory approach, the Federal Reserve Board announced Monday that reputational risk will no longer be a formal component of its examination programs for banks. The move marks a departure from long-standing practices in regulatory supervision and signals a recalibration of how the Fed evaluates risk within financial institutions.

FINRA Hits Velox Clearing with Penalty after AML & Surveillance Breakdowns

Velox Clearing, a Miami-based clearing broker with just two-dozen registered representatives, has learned the hard way that a skeleton compliance crew and patchwork surveillance don’t cut it when you’re moving thinly traded penny stocks for foreign clients.