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Security

FINRA launches Financial Intelligence Fusion Center

April 3, 2026

Member firms can submit any threat intelligence they have via the FIFC portal and get targeted notifications.

Julie DiMauro1 min read
Regulation

Community health clinics receive 90% patient satisfaction rates, but face funding cliff

April 2, 2026

The results of a new survey from the National Association of Community Health Clinics contrast significantly with the popular view of US healthcare quality.

Kevin Kinsella2 min read
Compliance

The quiet calculus of settlement: How compliance teams decide when to fight and when to fold

April 2, 2026

In compliance disputes, the real decision is not whether to settle, but whether to control the timing and cost of an outcome that is almost always negotiated.

Vlada Gurvich3 min read
Regulation

DOL unveils ‘historic’ proposal to allow alternative investments in 401(k)s

April 2, 2026

It boldly establishes which considerations fiduciaries need to address with respect to all of the investment alternatives available for a 401(k) plan, not just those products with alternative investment features.

Julie DiMauro4 min read

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Enforcement

REMIT II in action: The enforcement era begins

April 2, 2026

Analysis of ACER’s Q1 2026 regulatory updates: a shift from preparation to active enforcement.

Jean Hurley2 min read
Enforcement

SEC enforcement highlights valuation risks in affiliated loan transactions

April 1, 2026

After reviewing a recent case, Janaya Moscony offers lessons learned and explains why this matters for advisers.

Janaya Moscony | SEC32 min read
Enforcement

FinCEN advisory warns of expanding healthcare fraud, empowers whistleblowers

March 31, 2026

The advisory urged insiders at financial institutions to be vigilant for fraudsters, organized crime groups, and transnational criminal organizations that increasingly target government benefits programs.

Kevin Kinsella1 min read
Enforcement

Rebecca Fike talks to GRIP about SEC enforcement and more

March 31, 2026

Fike, former SEC senior counsel, told us about the effects of uncertainty and tempered enforcement activity at the SEC on her clients, and her advice to them.

Julie DiMauro4 min read

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CFTC

CFTC rejects “regulation by enforcement” while touting muscular enforcement plan

April 3, 2026

CFTC leaders say the agency is narrowing, not weakening, its enforcement focus.

Alexander Barzacanos1 min read
Regulation

Hospital group urges Congress to ‘act swiftly’ to rescue long-term acute care sector

April 1, 2026

The coalition provided a raft of reform policy principles created to guide Congress as it considers ways to better support America’s floundering long-term care hospitals.

Kevin Kinsella3 min read
FCA

OPINION: The Saba affair exposes a dangerous blind spot in UK market regulation

April 1, 2026

Is the UK’s framework for shareholder democracy fit for purpose in an era of sophisticated activism operating against a largely disengaged retail base?

Parvez Khan | IPK European Strategy3 min read
FCA

Millions to be compensated as FCA confirms car finance redress scheme

April 1, 2026

Changes to the original scheme are a result of “conflicting feedback from consumers, their representatives, firms, manufacturers and industry bodies,” the FCA has said.

Hameed Shuja5 min read

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Security

Sweden sees surge in fraudulent trading platforms

April 2, 2026

The Swedish FSA, Finansinspektionen (FI), warns of over 100 actors operating without a permit.

Vasilka Lalevska1 min read
Data

Crossborder data flows in Africa: regulation, risk, and the rise of sovereignty

April 1, 2026

Privacy is no longer framed solely as a fundamental right but increasingly as a question of control over data as an economic asset in global engagement.

Bridget Mafusire, Kuda Hove5 min read
Security

Danish financial firms list cyber threats and geopolitics as top sectoral risks

April 1, 2026

Many firms expect the risk of disruptions to grow, especially due to reliance on foreign IT providers, pointing to a potential “kill switch” risk.

Vasilka Lalevska2 min read
Data

Denmark’s National Whistleblower Scheme sees record number of reports during 2025

March 31, 2026

Most cases relate to work environment issues, data protection, or financial matters, with serious reports referred to relevant authorities.

Vasilka Lalevska, Martina Lindberg2 min read

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Conferences and events

The future of UK cybersecurity

April 1, 2026

Charlie Sammut, deputy director for Assessment NCSC, spoke at the Eversheds Sutherland Global Tech event about the rise in cybersecurity threats, and what can be done.

Jean Hurley2 min read
Resources

Framing the Issue: A US strategic bitcoin reserve

April 1, 2026

Global financial destablilizer or shock absorber?

Carmen Cracknell<1 min read
Conferences and events

The 2026 reporting revolution: From static templates to semantic models

March 31, 2026

RegTech Conference 2026: the session focused on the evolution of regulatory reporting from rigid, template-based systems to agile, semantic data models.

Jean Hurley, Carmen Cracknell2 min read
GRIP Extra

GRIP Extra: CFTC launches Innovation Task Force, digital Euro progress advances

March 31, 2026

Our in-brief roundup of notable stories from the last week.

GRIP3 min read

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