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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa: 2,207 cases from 44 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

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2cases from 2 jurisdictions

€23.8mTotal of monetary amounts

€23.6mLargest single case: a US manufacturer of hydrogen commercial vehicles

€11.9mMedian per case with an amount

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Disclosure and reporting obligations €23.8m 100 % · 2 cases

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Anonymised companies €23.6m 99 % · 1 case
Schaeffler AG €180,000 1 % · 1 case

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Period	Cases	Total
2023	1	€23.6m
2024	0	–
2025	0	–
2026	1	€180,000

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4 Mar 2026 Schaeffler AGSchaeffler: deviation of quarterly figures from market expectations disclosed too late GermanyDisclosure and reporting obligations €180,000

The automotive supplier's business figures for the first quarter of 2024 deviated significantly from market expectations; this inside information was not disclosed without delay by means of an ad hoc announcement. BaFin imposed a fine.

What organisations can take from it

Make a comparison of internal figures with the analyst consensus a fixed part of the quarterly process, so that significant deviations are immediately assessed for ad hoc disclosure obligations.

Relevance to training and awareness

Recognising inside information in deviations from market expectations (controlling/IR)

Authority / court: Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin)
Area of law: Capital markets and financial supervision · Disclosure and reporting obligations
Legal basis: Art. 17 Abs. 1 UAbs. 1 MAR
Action: Fine
Status of proceedings: final
Sector: Automotive
Published: 26 Mar 2026

Sources

Schaeffler AG: BaFin setzt Geldbuße fest Decision of an authority
Bekanntmachung der BaFin zur Schaeffler AG (Maßnahmenansicht mit Rechtskraftvermerk) Official register or notice

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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26 Sep 2023 a US manufacturer of hydrogen commercial vehiclesCommercial vehicle manufacturer: fictitious vehicle sales after SPAC merger – 25 million USD USADisclosure and reporting obligationsanonymised €23.6m

The manufacturer of hydrogen commercial vehicles misled investors about customer relationships and sales, reported 87 vehicles sold for 2021 when the actual number was zero, and showed a misleading video of a purportedly hydrogen-powered vehicle. The company is paying 25 million USD.

What organisations can take from it

After a SPAC merger, the same duties of truthfulness apply as for any issuer – letters of intent must not be sold as revenue.

Authority / court: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Area of law: Capital markets and financial supervision · Disclosure and reporting obligations
Legal basis: Antifraud- und weitere Vorschriften der US-Wertpapiergesetze
Action: Fine
Status of proceedings: unknown
Sector: Automotive
Employees: 250 to 999
Liability of senior managers: Measures against individuals are not reported here.

Original amount 25,000,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 26 Sep 2023.

Sources

SEC, Pressemitteilungen (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2023) Press release of an authority
SEC, EDGAR Unternehmensberichte (Suche) (Entscheidung 2023) Official register or notice

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 6 · Company name anonymised since 26 Sep 2025 · Direct link

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Every case is based on a decision, press release or database of an authority or a court. Press and law-firm reports count at most as additional references.

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Case texts are translated from the German original. Where a translation is not yet available, the German text is shown and marked “(German original)”. Names of authorities, laws and companies are given as in the source (company names until they are anonymised).

Company names are anonymised two years after the decision in a case, in line with the practice of many supervisory authorities. The official sources remain linked.

The radar reports on published decisions and is not legal advice. Decisions that are not yet final are marked as such where the status is known.

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