By Neil Hodge2025-10-01T21:10:00
The U.K’.s financial regulator has given a strong indication that financial firms’ use of unauthorized devices and apps is under scrutiny and that policies around off-channel communications need to be tightened up.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has also made it clear that management and executives will be more readily held to account after it found that they were the most likely to ignore their own rules.
Experts believe this signifies a change in direction for the regulator, which so far has focused more on improving culture to promote better practice in this area rather than enforcement.
2025-09-26T19:30:00Z By Neil Hodge
Companies working in the metals and mining sectors face increased compliance checks due to efforts to clamp down on abuses in the supply chain, while “volatile” geopolitical changes make sourcing and transporting raw materials more difficult and expensive.
2025-09-22T20:25:00Z By Neil Hodge
The U.K. will require companies to report ransomware payments, but experts warn this could lead to “box-tick” compliance rather than real cyber-resiliency, since it’s cheaper.
2025-09-11T20:53:00Z By Neil Hodge
Europe’s banking regulator warns that weak compliance at fintech, regtech, and crypto firms may let money laundering and terrorist financing risks slip through. The EBA also found EU regulators’ approaches are often inconsistent and unclear.
2025-09-29T19:09:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Regulatory relief from anti-money laundering rules is in the cards for casinos, insurance companies and other non-bank financial institutions, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) said Monday.
2025-09-22T20:40:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Serious bribery, health care fraud and crimes that threaten U.S. investors are top enforcement priorities of the Trump Department of Justice, (DOJ), according to the acting head of the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division.
2025-09-18T18:28:00Z By Adrianne Appel
About 125 federal regulations deemed anticompetitive by President Trump are poised for possible elimination, following recommendations delivered Wednesday to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
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