Compliance Week

Compliance Week, created by Wilmington plc, serves as a valuable resource for information on corporate governance, risk management, and compliance. It offers a range of content including weekly newsletters delivered electronically, a print magazine published every two months, specialized databases, industry-leading events, and various interactive features and discussions. Since its establishment in 2002, Compliance Week has emerged as the leading source for GRC (governance, risk, and compliance) information for public companies and the supporting organizations. Our magazine, website, newsletters, databases, and both in-person and virtual events are utilized by tens of thousands of professionals in finance, law, auditing, risk, and compliance. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Compliance Week has journalists and contributors located in key cities such as Washington D.C., Chicago, London, Brussels, Hong Kong, and many other places around the globe.

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AI regulation: U.K. sits on regulatory fence between U.S. and E.U.

1 week ago | complianceweek.com | Ruth Prickett

The U.K. has pressed pause on artificial intelligence (AI) regulation as its government comes under twin pressures from those who fear the growing power of unregulated AI and the overriding need to generate growth. The postponement of long-expected legislation means that the U.K. is left sitting on the fence between federal deregulation policies in the U.S. and the EU’s ground-breaking AI Act. What does this mean for organizations that want consistency and clarity?
Banks reported more than $1 B in suspicious activity-much of it fentanyl linked

1 week ago | complianceweek.com | Adrianne Appel

Banks alerted authorities to $1.4 billion in suspicious transactions in 2024, a big assist in the nation’s fight against crime and fentanyl trafficking, according to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Financial institutions are required under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) to report transactions that appear suspicious, because of the amount, the geographic locations, or the people involved.
U.K. aims to streamline regulation to boost economic growth as markets fall

1 week ago | complianceweek.com | Ruth Prickett

The U.K.’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has promised a “radical action plan” to cut the cost of regulation to businesses by a quarter and boost economic growth. Now the Cabinet Office has written to government departments requiring them to justify every quango, with the presumption that these semipublic administrative bodies will be axed or folded back into government departments.
Trump attempts to block state climate laws with executive order

2 weeks ago | complianceweek.com | Aaron Nicodemus

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order slamming state-led efforts to address climate change, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and other environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-related laws.
New cybersecurity requirements fast approaching for New York financial firms

2 weeks ago | complianceweek.com | Adrianne Appel

Many financial firms have mere days to notify New York about whether they have complied with the state’s strict cybersecurity regulations, and to gear up for new requirements rolling out May 1 and beyond. Annually by April 15, financial businesses must submit a Certification of Material Compliance or an Acknowledgment of Noncompliance, which specifies what still needs to be done.
FCA faces criticism for email retention policy critics say risks erasing evidence

2 weeks ago | complianceweek.com | Neil Hodge

The UK’s financial regulator has come under fire for its announcement that it is going to delete emails after a year in an effort to become a more “efficient” regulator, raising concerns that it might accidentally erase evidence in the process. Up until now, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has retained all emails as a matter of policy, with staff being responsible for marking emails that should be saved as important records.
States require companies to report greenhouse gas emissions as federal regulators step back

2 weeks ago | complianceweek.com | Aaron Nicodemus

Some companies doing business in California and New York may soon be required to report the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) of their operations to state authorities, even as the federal rule for disclosing such emissions is on life support. States led by Democratic governors and legislatures are stepping into the regulatory vacuum created when the Securities and Exchange Commission backed away from supporting its climate-related disclosure rule in the face of legal challenges earlier this year.
U.K. says company boards need to worry more about cybersecurity risks

2 weeks ago | complianceweek.com | Aaron Nicodemus

U.K. says company boards need to worry more about cybersecurity risks By Aaron Nicodemus2025-04-08T16:47:00 The U.K. government wants directors and boards of directors to become more actively involved in cybersecurity risks facing public and private companies, as the world faces “alarming” threats from criminal gangs and malicious nation-states.
California Attorney General Bonta warns businesses that FCPA still in full force

2 weeks ago | complianceweek.com | Adrianne Appel

The federal government may have paused enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), but that’s not the case in California, where bribes to foreign officials will be prosecuted, Attorney General Rob Bonta has warned businesses. President Trump issued an executive order on Feb. 10 that paused the FCPA for 180 days. Word had leaked to the press before the official announcement. The president said this was necessary so the U.S. attorney general could issue new guidelines for the act.
Companies unprepared for European Accessibility Act as June deadline looms

2 weeks ago | complianceweek.com | Ruth Prickett

An accessible website should be a basic requirement for businesses, allowing the largest number of people to access a company’s content and services. With technology as an enabler, it also makes good business sense. After all, why would any organization want to hinder customer access? However, many websites are not fully accessible, and when the European Accessibility Act (EAA) comes into effect on June 28, this will be an issue for compliance managers across Europe – and beyond.