The EU Parliament has agreed to simplify European chemicals regulations to boost
competitiveness, but compliance teams should note that the MEPs voted to retain
some rules to protect consumers and the environment.
Regulatory Policy
U.K. financial firms urged to prepare for operational and third-party incident reporting changes
Financial services firms in the U.K. must prepare now for new reporting rules aimed to promote operational resilience in the face of increasing global threats.
Why Employees Break Policies They Signed โ And How to Fix It
Employees sign policies every year but that doesnโt mean they understand them or follow them. In reality, most policy violations donโt stem from bad intent, they happen because policies are unclear, disconnected from daily work, or quickly forgotten after acknowledgment. For compliance, legal, risk and HR leaders, this creates a critical gap between policy creation and real-world behavior.In this webinar, weโll explore why employees break policies theyโve already agreed to and what organizations can do to close the gap.
Top tips to comply with EU AI Actโs transparency obligation
The EU’s recent decision to release an updated code of practice to help companies better understand the AI Actโs transparency requirements demonstrates the pitfalls that organizations face when trying to comply with rules that many expect to be strictly enforced.
EU publishes major overhaul of M&A guidelines to encourage mega-mergers
The EU has published guidelines for the biggest overhaul of rules governing mergers since 2004. However, commentators are warning that loosening the M&A code may create new risks and still not deliver the โmega companiesโ that proponents seek. And EU officials appear divided. Where does this leave compliance teams?
CW National: New DOJ policy based on partnership with corporate compliance, Duva says
Compliance officers, listen up: when trouble of a potential criminal nature hits your company, give the U.S. Department of Justice a call, which wants to be your partner in fighting corporate crime.
CW National: Peirce confirms SEC climate rule rescission proposal being reviewed
Commissioner Hester Peirce had raised concerns about the rule and views the U.S.’s pullback on ESG regulations as a competitive edge over other countries.
U.K. joins global trend for AI-enabled regulatory supervision
The U.K. financial regulator is expanding its remit and planning to deploy AI to manage its increased workload. This is part of a global trend and has significant compliance implications.
U.K. banking regulator focuses on accountability, governance and data while relaxing reporting cycles
The U.K. banking regulator is shifting its focus to rigorously monitoring outcomes, rather than adding rules, and this is driving investment in oversight functions.
EU moves step closer to harmonizing anti-corruption laws
The European Union has moved a step closer in its plans to introduce new rules meant to harmonize how member states tackle corruption, as well as how EU institutions and agencies such as Europol, Eurojust, and the European Anti-Fraud Office work together to protect the blocโs budget and combat corporate crime.


