Compliance & Ethics

The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) published a personal blog by a senior official calling on financial institutions to take greater responsibility for consumer financial resilience, including by considering opt-out "automatic saving" defaults. The blog is not binding regulation, but it signals supervisory thinking on behavioral design and consumer outcomes. Compliance teams should treat it as an early indicator of potential expectations on product design and choice architecture.

The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) issued a favorable opinion on a bill creating the Electronic Judicial Office of Navarre, which implements Law 18/2011 on information technology use in the administration of justice. The AEPD recommends considering links to its own Electronic Office and to that of the General Council of the Judiciary, reflecting the division of supervisory competences over data protection. Compliance teams should note the emphasis on applying personal data security measures to information processed through judicial electronic portals.

The Norway Financial Supervisory Authority has listed a warning about fraudulent activities carried out under the name of Gablau Invest Sàrl, a purported Luxembourg company. The warning originates from Luxembourg's CSSF. Compliance teams should treat the entity as a potential investment fraud risk and update screening and client-protection controls.

The Norway Financial Supervisory Authority has published a warning that relays a Luxembourg CSSF notice about fraudulent activities by persons misusing the name of Neventa Management. The notice signals a cross-border impersonation fraud risk, and compliance teams should update screening and client-protection controls accordingly.

Norway's Financial Supervisory Authority (Finanstilsynet) has circulated a warning that originated with Luxembourg's CSSF. It concerns fraudulent activity by persons misusing the name of the Luxembourg company Force Management. Compliance teams should treat this as a fraud and impersonation alert, screen for exposure, and update monitoring controls.

The Bank of England's weekly report for September 2, 2026 shows reserve balances increased to GBP $643.7 Billion from GBP $640.7 Billion the prior week, driven largely by higher long-term repo lending. This is a routine balance sheet publication, not a new rule, but it offers compliance and treasury teams a data point on sterling liquidity conditions and central bank facility usage.

France’s competition authority has fined several companies in the Mayotte-based Nel group €2.16 million after finding that the group used its control of the Port of Longoni to exclude an established cargo-handling operator and impose unfair charges on local importers.