GRC Report Staff

Global Privacy Sweep Finds Children’s Data Still Under Pressure a Decade On

A decade after regulators first put children’s online privacy under the microscope, a new global sweep suggests the landscape has shifted, but not necessarily in ways that reduce risk.

Qteq & Chairman Fined $3.9 Million After Failed Cartel Attempts Draw Record Individual Penalty

An Australian court has handed down roughly $3.9 million (AUD $6 million) in penalties against oil and gas services firm Qteq Pty Ltd and its executive chairman Simon Ashton, in a case that makes one point unmistakably clear. You do not need to succeed in forming a cartel to face serious consequences.

DNB Warns Energy Shock Could Lift Inflation & Slow Growth as Europe Faces a More Fragile Risk Landscape

A surge in energy prices tied to the war in the Middle East is beginning to filter into the Dutch economy, raising inflation and complicating the outlook for growth at a moment when the margin for error is already thin.

EU Signals Imminent Google Decision as Ribera Heads to U.S. for Big Tech Talks

A decision on whether Google has breached the European Union’s flagship digital competition law is now within reach, according to the bloc’s top antitrust official, setting the stage for a consequential week of transatlantic engagement with some of the world’s most powerful technology leaders.

Spain’s Competition Regulator Refines Fine Calculations & Brings Executives Into Scope

After years of legal back-and-forth, Spain’s competition authority, the National Markets and Competition Commission, has landed on a clearer, more settled way of explaining how it fines companies for breaking competition law.

PRA Fines Bank of London & Parent Oplyse £2 Million After Misleading Regulator on Capital Position

The UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority has fined The Bank of London Group and its parent company, Oplyse Holdings, £2 million after concluding the firms misled supervisors about their capital position and failed to meet basic standards of integrity and transparency.

The Resilient Enterprise: Using AI to Connect Governance, Risk, & Compliance

Risk hasn’t just increased, it’s become more connected, more dynamic, and harder to contain within traditional GRC models. This report, developed with Harvard Business Review Analytic Services, explores how organizations are responding by rethinking GRC through AI. Not as a layer of automation on top of existing processes, but as a way to fundamentally change how risk is understood and managed.