Compliance & Ethics

TerraCom to Pay $5.03 Million in Australian Whistleblower Case

TerraCom Limited will pay a $7.5 million penalty after admitting to victimizing a whistleblower, marking the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC) first enforcement outcome under the whistleblower provisions of the Corporations Act.

ASIC Sues Equity Trustees Over Due Diligence Failures Tied to Shield Master Fund

Australia’s corporate watchdog has launched civil penalty proceedings against Equity Trustees Superannuation Limited, alleging the trustee failed in its gatekeeping role when overseeing investments in the Shield Master Fund.

HSBC Hit with Fine Over Disclosure Failures in Research Reports

For eight years, one of the world’s biggest banks was publishing research on Hong Kong-listed companies with a blind spot. Key disclosures were either missing or wrong. Now, regulators have stepped in.

The BIS 50% Rule Proposal Could Transform Export Control Enforcement

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), housed within the US Department of Commerce, is one of Washington’s central gatekeepers of national security and foreign policy. Its mission is carried out largely through export controls, which determine who can access sensitive US-origin goods, software, and technology.

Lawyers Need to Stop Thinking Small About GRC: An Interview with Carole Switzer

When Carole Switzer talks about lawyers and their role in governance, risk, and compliance, she doesn’t sound like someone reading off a checklist. She sounds more like a coach urging a team to play the bigger game.

JPMorgan to Pay $330 Million in 1MDB Settlement as Swiss Unit Convicted in Money Laundering Case

JPMorgan Chase will pay $330 million to Malaysia to settle claims linked to the country’s 1MDB sovereign wealth fund scandal, even as its Swiss private banking arm faces a criminal conviction for failing to prevent aggravated money laundering.

CMA Opens Initial Investigation into Getty Images’ Planned Acquisition of Shutterstock

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed it will launch an initial investigation into the proposed acquisition of Shutterstock by Getty Images, two of the world’s largest stock image providers.