GRC Report Staff

De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) took part in a House of Representatives roundtable on September 2, 2026, discussing tax-related obstacles to a well-functioning Dutch housing market. The event imposes no new requirements, but DNB's position paper signals supervisory and policy thinking that could influence mortgage-related tax policy and, in turn, credit risk and lending conditions. Compliance teams should treat it as a horizon-scanning item.

A warning concerning the website frabetholding.com has been published, with the source link pointing to the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) warning list. Compliance teams should treat the entity as unauthorized and potentially fraudulent, and screen client and counterparty activity for any connection to it.

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed more than $10 million in fines against two telecommunications providers accused of submitting improper reimbursement claims under a federal program that helps low-income Americans pay for phone and internet service.

German engine manufacturer Deutz has been fined approximately $1.2 million (DKK 8 million) by Copenhagen City Court for violating Danish competition law in a dispute over spare parts for IC3 trains that has spent more than a decade before the courts.

Poland's competition authority has raised formal objections against four companies in Google's corporate group, alleging that the technology giant may have abused its dominant market position by withholding information from press publishers negotiating payment for the use of their articles.

Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has fined Volkswagen €1.2 million for failing to properly disclose a financial forecast that significantly exceeded market expectations, in violation of the European Union’s Market Abuse Regulation (MAR).

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) has established a new directorate to oversee its work on artificial intelligence and prepare for enforcement responsibilities under the European Union's AI Act, even as the legislation needed to grant it those powers remains unfinished.