Regulation

Banks must do better on their management of critical ICT risks, according to a comprehensive survey by the European Central Bank. The results are likely to be replicated in other organisations as… More

Companies need to clearly state the assumptions over issues such as whether the business is a going concern due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Financial Reporting Council… More

Data breach fines have grown since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force, according to the law firm DLA Piper. There have been over 160,000 data breach notifications across Europe… More

The UK government has launched a call for evidence to better understand the barriers facing organisations attempting to integrate cybersecurity within operational risk management. Using resources like cyberlaw services from companies like… More

Cryptocurrency start-up businesses have become of increasing interest to the industry regulator the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), according to an investigation by the Financial Times newspaper. The FCA has increased its… More

Southern Water has been fined £3 million in penalties and £123 million in payments to customers, following an investigation by the regulator Ofwat. It is the biggest penalty Ofwat has imposed. The… More

It has been a long time in coming, but the UK government has published extensive plans to tackle the problem of online harm.The government is to establish a new statutory duty of… More

The Fire Protection Association (FPA) is calling on the government to consider the role that smoke toxicity should play in product approvals before making its final decision on the acceptability of combustible… More

The day of reckoning arrived for banks, brokers and asset managers this month as Mifid II finally came into force on January 3, 2018. The Financial Instruments Directive II (Mifid II) – a… More