This compliance intelligence digest highlights critical updates, including the UK SFO’s new guidance on compliance programs and the strengthening of anti-smuggling efforts in Colombia. We also cover Brazil’s new rules to combat greenwashing, a Solicitors Regulation Authority fine for client due diligence failures, and a High Court ruling impacting the FCA’s naming and shaming practices. Stay informed to enhance your compliance strategies and mitigate emerging risks.
Top 5 Critical Compliance Alerts
- U.K. SFO Guidance on Compliance Programs!: The U.K. Serious Fraud Office issued new guidance on evaluating corporate compliance programs, outlining six scenarios for prosecutors. Read more
- Colombia: Strengthening of the fight against smuggling and facilitation of smuggling, risks, prevention, and key recommendations for companies, Colombia reinforces legal framework to combat smuggling and facilitation, emphasizing risks and corporate accountability. Read more
- Brazil: CONAR announces new rules to combat greenwashing: Brazil’s National Council for Advertising Self-Regulation (CONAR) introduced new rules to combat greenwashing in advertising. Read more
- When even good enough isn’t enough: What the latest SRA fine means for every law firm: Charles Douglas Solicitors fined £24K for client due diligence shortcomings related to a foreign PEP. Read more
- More FCA naming and shaming? What the High Court’s ruling in CIT v FCA means for business: High Court dismissed challenge to FCA’s discretion to publicly announce investigations, including naming firms. Read more
Compliance Frameworks
- Rancho Family Medical Group Agrees to Pay $315K to Settle Data Breach Litigation: Rancho Family Medical Group settles data breach litigation for $315,000. Read more
- Data Breaches Announced by Heritage Communities & Metrocare Services: Heritage Communities and Metrocare Services announce security incidents involving data breaches. Read more
- North Kansas City Hospital Patients Affected by Cerner Hacking Incident: North Kansas City Hospital notifies patients of data breach at EHR vendor Cerner. Read more
Regulatory Updates
- 2026 Exam Priorities Remain Focused on Core Issues: SEC’s Division of Examinations releases its annual examination priorities for fiscal year 2026. Read more
- The CMA’s new enforcement era: What UK compliance teams need to know: The UK Competition and Markets Authority has entered a new phase of consumer protection enforcement. Read more
- Germany’s NIS2 Law: One step away from taking effect: Germany’s Network and Information Systems 2 (NIS2) Implementation Act is entering its final stage. Read more
Third-Party Risk & Due Diligence
- Supplier Metrics: Are Your Suppliers Measuring What Really Matters?: Discusses tracking supplier performance using KPIs and focusing on underlying behaviors and risks. Read more
