The Norway Financial Supervisory Authority (Finanstilsynet) has published a warning about cryptobullbear.com, which the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) added to its blacklist of crypto-currency websites. Compliance teams should treat the domain as a high-risk, likely unauthorized actor and update screening and customer-protection controls accordingly.
The CFTC approved a final rule establishing a 30 percent presumptive award for whistleblower awards of USD $5 Million or less, subject to Commission discretion and its analysis of relevant regulatory factors. Modeled on SEC Rule 21F-6(c), the rule aligns the two agencies' whistleblower frameworks. Compliance teams should reassess internal reporting programs, because the clearer and more predictable award structure may increase incentives for employees to report externally.
The Bundesbank's September 11, 2026 press release shows domestic bond issuance surged in July 2026, driven by federal government and credit institution issuance and heavy foreign investor demand. This is a statistical release, not a rule change, so it creates no new obligations. It does provide useful market context for compliance, treasury, and risk teams assessing liquidity, concentration, and funding conditions.
The ECB's 2026 reverse stress test found that banks need stronger risk data aggregation, board-led scenario planning, and more realistic assumptions about crisis management actions. Supervisors identified weak links between capital, liquidity, and operational impacts, as well as overreliance on mitigating measures that may be unavailable when many banks act at once. Compliance teams should expect continued supervisory scrutiny of geopolitical risk and capital planning frameworks.
The UK's Financial Reporting Council has revised two auditing standards governing how auditors consider possible breaches of laws and regulations, replacing a more procedural approach with one that places greater weight on the risks identified during an audit.
Thailand's December review of the SET50 Index will determine which companies must comply first with the country's new sustainability reporting requirements. Those included in the index will be required to disclose information covering 2027 under international standards, with their first reports scheduled for 2028.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has more than 34,000 registered entities within the reach of its examination program. For fiscal year 2027, the agency has identified private credit, investment adviser conflicts, cybersecurity and emerging technologies among the areas where it intends to concentrate its attention.
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