French privacy watchdog fines Apple over personalised ads
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s privacy watchdog CNIL on Wednesday said it had imposed an 8 million euro ($8.49 million) fine linked to ad personalisation in …
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Credit reporting firms should fix practices amid consumer complaints- U.S. watchdog
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) – The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Tuesday recommended that Experian, Equifax and TransUnion change how they respond to …
UK watchdog narrows dividend-stripping investigation
By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) – A British investigation into a trading scheme that claimed multiple tax rebates on dividend payments, said by European countries …
Julia Leung to become first female head of Hong Kong securities watchdog
By Selena Li HONG KONG (Reuters) – The Hong Kong government has named Julia Leung as new head of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), …
Vast Majority Of Colleges Have At Least One Policy That Violates Free Speech, Watchdog Finds
Vast Majority Of Colleges Have At Least One Policy That Violates Free Speech, Watchdog Finds Alexa Schwerha on December 13, 2022 An overwhelming majority of …
Cyprus watchdog to extend FTX EU licence suspension
NICOSIA (Reuters) – Cyprus’s securities regulator plans to extend the suspension of the licence of FTX EU and will meet to discuss the matter next …
Turkish watchdog cuts banks’ forex to capital ratio limit
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s BDDK banking watchdog has set the foreign currency net position to standard capital ratio for banks at a maximum 5% according …
Some banks may struggle to pay back ECB loans, says EU watchdog
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Some banks in the euro zone could struggle to pay back money borrowed from the European Central Bank as …
French nuclear watchdog to notify decision on EDF Penly 2 repair plans next week – spokesman
PENLY (France) (Reuters) – French nuclear safety watchdog ASN is expected to communicate its decision on EDF’s repair plans to fix stress corrosion problems at …
European house prices may be on the verge of falling, risk watchdog says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European house prices may be on the verge of declining as the economic environment deteriorates and the commercial real estate sector is …
EU markets watchdog raps national regulators over Brexit hubs
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Regulators in Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands allowed investment funds shifting operations from London to the European Union after …
UK financial watchdog fines brokers over market abuse controls
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority said on Thursday it has fined inter-dealer brokers BGC Brokers LP, GFI Brokers Limited, and GFI Securities Limited …
French watchdog orders Amazon to pay $3.5 million in penalties
PARIS (Reuters) – A French watchdog has ordered U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon.com to pay 3.3 million euros ($3.5 million) in penalties for failing to modify …
Meta cannot run ads based on personal data, EU privacy watchdog rules – source
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Meta cannot run advertising based on personal data and will need users’ consent to do so, according to a confidential EU privacy …
UK watchdog moots tougher checks on financial marketing
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s financial watchdog on Tuesday proposed tougher rules for approving financial promotions after a sharp rise in misleading marketing …
DOJ watchdog seeks independent review of FTX bankruptcy
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice’s bankruptcy watchdog on Thursday called for an ihttp://content.reuters.com/auth-server/content/tag:reuters.com,2022:newsml_RC26JX9BBGZW:1692162663/tag:reuters.com,2022:binary_RC26JX9BBGZW-BASEIMAGE?action=download&mediatype=picture&mex_media_type=picture&token=%22mwBUp%2BosqWSEU3ejd4TI%2F34aSJDP2atyImvrSv5CoSE%3D%22ndependent investigation into the collapse of crypto exchange …
Watchdog Group Sues Biden’s DHS For Records On Alleged Coordination To Censor Americans
Watchdog Group Sues Biden’s DHS For Records On Alleged Coordination To Censor Americans Alexa Schwerha on November 30, 2022 Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog group, …
Government Watchdog Finds Two Decades Of US Intervention In Afghanistan Had Limited Success. Experts Aren’t So Sure
Government Watchdog Finds Two Decades Of US Intervention In Afghanistan Had Limited Success. Experts Aren’t So Sure Micaela Burrow on November 23, 2022 A recent …
Italy court rejects Google’s appeal against watchdog fine, accepts Apple’s one
MILAN (Reuters) – An Italian administrative court on Friday rejected an appeal by Alphabet’s Google against a decision by Italy’s antitrust authority to fine the …
U.S. watchdog seeks cybersecurity strategy for offshore energy infrastructure
(Reuters) – A U.S. watchdog in a report made public on Thursday asked the federal regulator of offshore oil and gas infrastructure to come up …
G20 watchdog says bank climate stress tests may understate exposures
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Climate-related stress tests for banks need to better capture the indirect fallout of climate change on lenders and the …
Watchdog asks U.S. election regulator to probe $20 million Trump transfer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A watchdog group on Monday asked the U.S. Federal Election Commission to probe a $20 million transfer between two groups tied to …
US Needs Afghanistan Watchdog, Experts Say, After Biden Admin Obstructs Accountability Efforts
US Needs Afghanistan Watchdog, Experts Say, After Biden Admin Obstructs Accountability Efforts Micaela Burrow on November 12, 2022 The Biden administration is stonewalling the independent …
U.N. nuclear watchdog says Ukraine research facility damaged, no material missing
(Reuters) – The U.N.’s nuclear watchdog on Friday said a probe of a research facility in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv found it was badly …
UK watchdog tells companies to reveal more about meeting shareholders
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Companies fail to reveal if meetings with shareholders alter their behaviour, such as in setting pay for top executives, …
U.S. rail watchdog orders top carriers to report service metrics for 6 more months
(Reuters) – The U.S. rail regulator has asked the country’s biggest freight carriers to continue reporting crucial service metrics for six more months, following its …
UK watchdog fines Barclays $55 million for fees paid in 2008 fundraising
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it would fine Barclays 50 million pounds ($55 million) for its failure to disclose fees paid to …
Italy budget watchdog sees GDP shrinking by 0.2% in third quarter
ROME (Reuters) – The Italian economy is set to shrink by 0.2% in the third quarter of the year, the Italian parliament’s budget watchdog said …
U.S. accounting watchdog levies largest-ever fine against individual
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on Tuesday said it has fined an accountant with its largest-ever civil monetary penalty against …
Britain’s markets watchdog ups curbs on retail investment firms
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s markets watchdog curbed activities of twice as many consumer investment firms in the last financial year as the previous year, it …
G20 watchdog tells climate standard setters not to hardwire differences
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Standard setters must work faster to avoid hardwiring differences between their finalised climate-related company disclosures, which would fragment markets, …
Turkey’s ‘disinformation’ bill to have pre-election ‘chilling effect’ -Europe watchdog
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s proposed “disinformation” bill threatens free speech and could further harm journalism ahead of next year’s elections, a European rights watchdog’s legal …
House Republicans Request Gov’t Watchdog Investigate Foreign Investments In American Farmland
House Republicans Request Gov’t Watchdog Investigate Foreign Investments In American Farmland Gabe Kaminsky on October 3, 2022 More than 100 House Republicans are asking …
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Astonishing’: Watchdog Sues Biden Admin For Records On Trump Law Targeting Illicit Drugs That Took Years To Put In Place
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Astonishing’: Watchdog Sues Biden Admin For Records On Trump Law Targeting Illicit Drugs That Took Years To Put In Place Gabe Kaminsky on …
U.N. watchdog asks Russian authorities about Ukrainian nuclear plant head
ZURICH (Reuters) – The International Atomic Energy Agency said it was seeking information about the director general of Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant whom …
UK watchdog dismisses criticisms over crypto authorisations
By Huw Jones and Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – Crypto companies were undeterred by initial failure to obtain licences to operate in Britain and were …
Italy’s watchdog asks Facebook for clarification on pre-election activities
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s Data Protection Agency has asked Facebook to clarify the activities the social media giant has engaged in ahead of Sunday’s national …
France’s ASN: Fire at uranium site under control, no radiation found
PARIS (Reuters) -France’s nuclear watchdog ASN on Wednesday said it had found no traces of nuclear radiation after a fire broke out at a plant …
India’s air safety watchdog extends restriction on SpiceJet
BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s air safety watchdog on Wednesday said it was extending a restriction on Indian budget carrier SpiceJet Ltd’s flight departures until Oct. …
Watchdog Files Lawsuit Against DHS For Not Releasing Alleged Secret Service Records On Hunter Biden Gun Incident
Watchdog Files Lawsuit Against DHS For Not Releasing Alleged Secret Service Records On Hunter Biden Gun Incident Gabe Kaminsky on September 20, 2022 A watchdog …
UK watchdog’s Woodford fund redress may derail Link-Dye & Durham $1.7 billion buyout
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Link Fund Solutions, which managed the collapsed LF Woodford Equity Income Fund, could be forced to pay up to 306 …
EXCLUSIVE: Dem May Have ‘Violated’ House Rules After Appearing In TV Ads, Watchdog Alleges
EXCLUSIVE: Dem May Have ‘Violated’ House Rules After Appearing In TV Ads, Watchdog Alleges Gabe Kaminsky on August 31, 2022 Democratic Pennsylvania Rep. Matt Cartwright …
European markets watchdog on red alert for Ukraine war contagion
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union’s markets watchdog said on Thursday it was on red alert for contagion after inflation stoked by …
Cash-rich Germany criticised by watchdog over money laundering
By John O’Donnell FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany has been criticised by a global watchdog for failing to do enough to tackle money laundering, such as …
China watchdog investigates three more execs linked to chip-focused Big Fund
SHANGHAI – China’s corruption watchdog said on Tuesday regulators were investigating three former and current executives linked to a firm that manages the country’s largest …
‘Violating The Laws Of War’: Human Rights Watchdog Slams Ukrainian Military For Taking Cover In ‘Civilian Structures’
‘Violating The Laws Of War’: Human Rights Watchdog Slams Ukrainian Military For Taking Cover In ‘Civilian Structures’ Micaela Burrow on August 5, 2022 A global …
U.S. Homeland Security watchdog broke ethics rules in previous job, report says
WASHINGTON – U.S. Homeland Security Department Inspector General Joseph Cuffari, who has been embroiled in controversy over the investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack …
U.S. needs full access to Chinese company audit papers to resolve accounting dispute – watchdog
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON – The U.S. public company accounting regulator will not accept any restrictions on its access to the audit papers of Chinese …
U.S. consumer watchdog to scrutinize crypto payments, Big Tech moves into finance -director
By Katanga Johnson and Michelle Price WASHINGTON – The top U.S. consumer watchdog plans to scrutinize the use of cryptocurrencies for real-time payments and ramp …
Watchdog Sues DHS To Obtain Hunter Biden Secret Service Records For Obama And Biden Administrations
Watchdog Sues DHS To Obtain Hunter Biden Secret Service Records For Obama And Biden Administrations Gabe Kaminsky on July 21, 2022 The U.S. Department of …