All Europe articles – Page 24
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ArticleItalian DPA fines Enel Energia $30.1M under GDPR over telemarketing practices
Italian energy supplier Enel Energia has been fined €26.5 million (U.S. $30.1 million) under the General Data Protection Regulation for aggressive telemarketing.
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ArticleSwedbank names Britta Hjorth-Larsen as chief compliance officer
Swedbank announced the appointment of Britta Hjorth-Larsen as its new chief compliance officer. She will take over her new duties by Aug. 1 at the latest and join the bank’s group executive committee.
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ArticleReport: Financial crime fines down in 2021; AML penalties drop 78 percent
Fines for corporate crimes last year fell by more than half to 8.7 billion euros (U.S. $9.9 billion) from 2020’s total of €20 billion (U.S. $22.6 billion), according to a report released by research firm AML Intelligence.
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ArticleReport: GDPR fines surpass $1B in 2021; breach notifications also rise
Nearly €1.1 billion (U.S. $1.2 billion) worth of fines have been issued against organizations in the past year for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation, according to the latest annual report by law firm DLA Piper.
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ArticleCredit Suisse chairman resigns over breach of Covid-19 rules
António Horta-Osório, the leader who was supposed to bring stability and accountability back to Credit Suisse, resigned after eight months as chairman following an investigation into his flouting of Covid-19 rules.
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ArticleReport: Financial services fines drop 49 percent in 2021
The value of penalties against global financial services firms in 2021 dropped to half the total levied in 2020, according to research by compliance technology provider Fenergo.
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ArticleFrance’s CNIL fines Google, Facebook $237M combined over cookies consent
French data privacy watchdog CNIL again sidestepped the GDPR in fining Google and Facebook a combined €210 million (U.S. $237 million) for making it too difficult for users to refuse cookies when accessing their websites.
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ArticleFormer Swedbank CEO Birgitte Bonnesen charged with fraud
The Swedish Economic Crime Authority announced charges against Birgitte Bonnesen, Swedbank’s former chief executive officer, for fraud and market manipulation regarding the bank’s money laundering scandal.
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ArticleDeutsche Bank fined $9.8M for Euribor control weaknesses
Germany’s market regulator BaFin imposed an administrative fine of 8.66 million euros (U.S. $9.8 million) on Deutsche Bank for breaches of the European Union’s Benchmarks Regulation.
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ArticleS&T AG orders Deloitte audit of short seller allegations
Austrian technology company S&T AG has ordered a forensic audit of its corporate structure and several recent acquisitions in response to allegations made by short seller Viceroy Research.
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ArticleDissatisfaction with GDPR pushing EU countries toward local laws
So far, Europe’s wide-reaching data privacy rules have seemingly failed to curb Big Tech firms’ use and abuse of citizens’ personal data. As a result, some EU data regulators are pursuing their own investigations—often through other legislation.
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ArticleGrindr fined $7.2M for GDPR consent violations
The Norwegian Data Protection Authority announced a fine of NOK 65 million (U.S. $7.2 million) against gay dating app Grindr for sharing personal data with third parties without users’ consent.
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ArticleBiden corruption strategy puts FCPA in spotlight overseas
President Joe Biden’s strategy on countering corruption shows tackling corporate abuses overseas is firmly back on the U.S. agenda. As such, European companies and executives should beware: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is likely to get a dusting off.
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ArticleCredit Suisse sets executive board roles in line with new risk strategy
Credit Suisse reemphasized its corporate restructuring plan in the wake of this year’s Archegos and Greensill Capital meltdowns as part of a series of executive board appointments, including the return of Francesco De Ferrari to lead Wealth Management.
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ArticleSociete Generale CEO to assume oversight of risk and compliance
The CEO of Société Générale will assume direct supervision of the risk and compliance control functions at the French multinational investment bank following the completion of remediation programs in line with two U.S. deferred prosecution agreements.
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ArticleTen things I’d like to see happen in 2022 (2021 in review)
ESG and cryptocurrency figure to be key topics in 2022, but we’re also keeping an eye on President Biden’s anti-corruption efforts, details on Amazon’s record GDPR fine, the status of Facebook’s first CCO, and more.
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ArticleVolkswagen integrity head Hiltrud Werner to depart in board reshuffle
Hiltrud Werner, board member responsible for integrity and legal affairs at Volkswagen and a key figure in the Dieselgate monitorship, will leave the German automaker on Feb. 1, 2022, as part of a series of managerial changes.
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ArticleDutch DPA fines government tax authority $3.1M under GDPR
The Dutch Data Protection Authority announced a fine of €2.75 million (U.S. $3.1 million) against the government’s Tax and Customs Administration for data processing violations of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation.
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PremiumTop ethics and compliance failures of 2021
Systemic risk management lapses at a financial services firm, allegations of toxic culture at a video game giant, and more of the same baffling behavior from one of the world’s largest tech companies comprise CW’s list of the biggest ethics and compliance fails of 2021.
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ArticleUBS Switzerland CCO nominated to become board chairman
Markus Ronner, the group chief compliance and governance officer for UBS Switzerland AG, will be nominated to become chairman of the board at the bank’s annual meeting in April 2022.