All Europe articles – Page 62
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New U.K. recall regulator for ‘white goods’
The U.K. government has set up a new national body to tackle the recall of dangerously faulty white goods and electrical items following evidence that manufacturers are slow to carry out the process and local authorities are disinclined to oversee it.
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SFO charges Barclays a second time over fraudulent $3B Qatar loan
Barclays will face charges of unlawful financial assistance in relation to an illegal transaction during the height of the financial crisis to keep the bank from failing.
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Social media companies lag on compliance with EU consumer rules
Social media companies—Facebook, Twitter, and Google+—need to do more to respond to requests made last March by the European Commission and member states' consumer authorities to comply with EU consumer protection rules.
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FCA seeks input on using technology to achieve smarter regulatory reporting
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority is seeking comment on how technology can make it easier for firms to meet their regulatory reporting requirements and improve the quality of the information they provide.
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Swiss regulator publishes ICO guidelines
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, FINMA, has published guidelines setting out how it intends to apply financial market legislation in handling enquiries from initial coin offering organisers. The guidelines also define the information FINMA requires to deal with such enquiries and the principles upon which it will base its ...
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U.K. and U.S. to collaborate on FinTech initiatives
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission have signed a first-of-its-kind arrangement with one another to collaborate and support innovative firms through each other’s FinTech initiatives.
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Could Tesco have avoided its £4 billion (U.S.$5.6B) unequal pay case
Law firm Leigh Day is taking legal action against Tesco in “what is potentially the largest ever equal pay challenge in U.K. history,” according to the firm.
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Singapore proposes e-payment standards for financial institutions
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has launched a public consultation on proposed guidelines to protect users of electronic payments, which would set standards on the responsibilities of financial institutions.
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TrustArc launches GDPR individual rights management solution
TrustArc, a data privacy management company, recently announced the launch of its TrustArc Individual Rights Manager, a 3-in-1 solution to help companies address data subject access rights requests in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
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European Commission fines Qualcomm €997M for Apple deal
What was supposed to be a sweetheart deal with Apple for supplying smartphone microchips has turned into a major enforcement action for Qualcomm.
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European Parliament to send fact-finding mission to Amsterdam
The European Parliament’s president and political group leaders have decided to send a fact-finding mission to Amsterdam, where the European Medicines Agency is to be relocated after Brexit.
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SFO: More charges in Barclays Qatar capital raising case
The U.K. Serious Fraud Office has charged Barclays Bank with unlawful financial assistance contrary to the Companies Act in connection with an investigation it began in 2012.
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Carillion: compliance without complying
The Carillion collapse illustrates once again that compliance with the U.K. corporate governance code does nothing to prevent bad actors from making bad decisions.
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Petrofac board: An update on SFO investigation
The board of directors of oilfield services provider Petrofac this week provided an update on the U.K. Serious Fraud Office's investigation into the company.
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Lactalis baby milk recall a nightmare of its own making
French dairy giant Lactalis is facing a massive baby milk recall both due to salmonella and its failure to disclose the contamination in a timely manner.
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EU sanctions three South Sudan officials
The European Council has added three persons involved in serious human rights violations to the list of those submitted to a travel ban and an asset freeze in view of the situation in South Sudan.
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EU-Norway sign agreement, strengthening VAT fraud prevention
The European Union and Norway this week signed an agreement that will provide EU member states and Norway with a legal framework for administrative cooperation in preventing VAT fraud and assisting each other in the recovery of VAT claims.
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EU auditors to examine food safety policy
The European Court of Auditors is conducting an audit of EU food safety policy, the focus of which will be on the control system for chemical hazards, poisonous substances that occur naturally or are added during food production or handling.
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How suppliers facilitate fraud and corruption
Compliance officers should always remember there is a bribe receiver in a corruption case. That is why it is important to know not only your third party, but also with whom you are doing business.
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Swiss regulator sanctions Gazprombank in wake of Panama Papers
Following revelations from the Panama Papers, Swiss regulators identified serious shortcomings in anti-money laundering processes regarding private clients at Gazprombank Switzerland and, thus, has banned it from accepting new private clients until further notice.