The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has issued an $80 million civil money penalty against Canaccord Genuity, accusing the broker-dealer of willfully violating the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) through systemic anti-money laundering failures tied to securities fraud activity.
Australia’s corporate regulator has taken the unusual step of asking a court to wind up Liberty Bell Bay after the company repeatedly failed to lodge mandatory financial reports and allegedly ignored court orders requiring it to do so.
The UK water regulator Ofwat has proposed a £22.46 million penalty against South East Water, accusing the company of repeated failures that left hundreds of thousands of customers without reliable water supply over several years.
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has sought to reassure markets that the country’s banking and financial sector remains resilient and fully operational, even as geopolitical tensions across the region have intensified.
The European Commission has proposed new legislation aimed at strengthening Europe’s industrial base while accelerating the shift toward low-carbon manufacturing. But beyond its economic ambitions, the proposal could introduce a new set of governance and compliance considerations for companies operating across strategic industrial sectors.
A New Zealand High Court has imposed a $1.3 million (NZD $2.1 million) penalty on ASB Bank after internal process failures resulted in incorrect charges and missed discounts for thousands of customers. The ruling follows enforcement action by New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority and stems from issues tied to the bank’s insurance products and digital banking services. In total, more than 25,000 customers were affected, prompting ASB to refund approximately $2.9 million (NZD $4.7 million) once the issues were identified.
Poland’s competition and consumer protection authority had a busy year in 2025, issuing hundreds of decisions across sectors ranging from banking and telecommunications to e-commerce and agricultural machinery, and imposing more than $290 million (PLN 1.15 billion) in fines.