Compliance Radar

Who was sanctioned, and for what?

Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 cases from 32 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.

37cases from 15 jurisdictions
€17.3mTotal of monetary amounts (34 cases with an amount)
€2.2mLargest single case: Scope Ratings GmbH
€245,000Median per case with an amount

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Q4 20231€280,000
Q1 20243€2.4m
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Q3 20241€420,000
Q4 20242€698,080
Q1 20252€1.03m
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Q3 20256€1.03m
Q4 20254€191,000
Q1 20264€2.25m
Q2 20269€4.98m
Q3 20263€604,687

37 cases

16 Sep 2026 AIFM Capital ABAIFM Capital: 2 million SEK for inadequate selection and oversight of fund managers SwedenOrganisational requirements €177,187

As a so-called fund hotel, the company had its funds managed by other firms, but examined these delegation agreements only insufficiently, did not take the related decisions properly and did not monitor the funds’ returns in relation to risk closely enough. The Swedish financial supervisory authority Finansinspektionen (FI) issued a remark and imposed 2 million SEK; no damage to investors was established.

What organisations can take from it

Outsourcing tasks does not outsource responsibility: document the selection of service providers, the decisions taken and ongoing oversight.

Authority / court
Finansinspektionen (FI)
Area of law
Capital markets and financial supervision · Organisational requirements
Legal basis
Schwedisches Fondsrecht – Regeln zur Delegation der Fondsverwaltung und deren Überwachung
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Financial services and insurance
Mitigating circumstances
No established damage to investors; remedial measures already taken during the investigation.
Published
16 Sep 2026

Original amount 2,000,000 SEK, converted at the ECB reference rate of 16 Sep 2026.

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16 Jul 2026 TeamViewer SETeamViewer: cyberattack not disclosed as inside information without delay GermanyDisclosure and reporting obligations €240,000

Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht, BaFin) imposed a fine of 240,000 EUR on the software company because it had not disclosed the information about a cyberattack it had suffered as inside information without delay. The fine notice is final.

What organisations can take from it

Put serious IT security incidents immediately before the ad hoc disclosure committee as well – the incident response process must take capital market disclosure into account.

Relevance to training and awareness

Recognising security incidents as potential inside information and reporting them to the ad hoc disclosure committee

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 (EU) Nr. 596/2014
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Telecoms, IT and software
Published
20 Jul 2026

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10 Jul 2026 Brown Capital Management LLCBrown Capital Management: voting rights notifications not submitted on time GermanyDisclosure and reporting obligations €187,500

The Baltimore-based US asset manager had not submitted voting rights notifications to the issuer and BaFin in time; the deadline is four trading days after reaching a notifiable threshold. BaFin imposed a fine of 187,500 EUR; the notice is final.

What organisations can take from it

Anyone investing in German issuers needs automated threshold monitoring with clear responsibility for the four-day deadline.

Relevance to training and awareness

Threshold monitoring and notification deadlines for shareholdings

Authority / court
Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin)
Area of law
Capital markets and financial supervision · Disclosure and reporting obligations
Legal basis
§ 33 Abs. 1 Satz 1 WpHG
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Financial services and insurance
Published
22 Jul 2026

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30 Jun 2026 Moody's Deutschland GmbHESMA fines Moody's Deutschland 2.1 million EUR EU levelOrganisational requirements €2.15m

The credit rating agency did not submit up-to-date rating information to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), did not provide complete historical performance data to the central repository and lacked adequate procedures and internal control mechanisms. ESMA found negligent infringements and imposed fines totalling 2,145,000 EUR.

What organisations can take from it

Reporting obligations to the supervisory authority are data quality issues – without functioning internal controls, they become a risk of fines.

Authority / court
Europäische Wertpapier- und Marktaufsichtsbehörde (ESMA)
Area of law
Capital markets and financial supervision · Organisational requirements
Legal basis
Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1060/2009 (CRA-Verordnung), Art. 24, 36a, Anhang III
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Financial services and insurance
Culpability
negligent
Repeat case
yes

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30 Jun 2026 „Paysera LT“, UABPaysera: daily fine for missing annual accounts adds up to 362,000 EUR LithuaniaDisclosure and reporting obligations €362,000

Because Paysera did not comply with the order to submit its 2024 annual financial statements by 30 September 2025, the Lietuvos bankas (Bank of Lithuania, financial supervisor) first imposed 20,000 EUR in November 2025 and then a daily fine of 1,000 EUR (rising to 2,000 and 3,000 EUR respectively). As the infringement was only remedied after 6 May 2026, the daily fine added up to 362,000 EUR. Source: archived copy of the press release.

What organisations can take from it

Running daily fines make every delay expensive – supervisory orders need top-management priority.

Authority / court
Lietuvos bankas (Litauische Zentralbank, Finanzaufsicht)
Area of law
Capital markets and financial supervision · Disclosure and reporting obligations
Legal basis
Aufsichtsrechtliche Anordnung und Berichtspflichten nach litauischem E-Geld-Recht
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Financial services and insurance
Repeat case
yes
Published
30 Jun 2026

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26 Jun 2026 Banque Degroof Petercam SABanque Degroof Petercam: 1 million EUR settlement over hidden costs in employee stock options BelgiumOrganisational requirements €1m

In stock option plans for employees of client companies (2018–2023), the bank did not fully inform the beneficiaries about costs, had initially not recorded the conflicts of interest in this business and assessed clients’ knowledge only with a yes/no question. The Autorité des services et marchés financiers (Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority, FSMA) accepted a settlement of 1 million EUR with publication by name and commitments on cost information.

What organisations can take from it

Full cost transparency and a dedicated conflicts register also apply to ancillary business such as employee stock option plans.

Authority / court
Autorité des services et marchés financiers (FSMA)
Area of law
Capital markets and financial supervision · Organisational requirements
Legal basis
Loi du 2 août 2002; Wohlverhaltensregeln (Loyalität, Kostentransparenz, bestmögliche Ausführung, Interessenkonflikte, Kundenkenntnis)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Financial services and insurance
Repeat case
yes
Mitigating circumstances
Remediation of all deficiencies (appropriateness test, conflicts policy, cost disclosure, waiver of CVA/KVA discounts).
Published
26 Jun 2026

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23 Jun 2026 VARTA AGVARTA: late ad hoc announcement and missing half-yearly financial report GermanyDisclosure and reporting obligations €620,000

BaFin imposed fines on the battery manufacturer because it had not disclosed inside information without delay and had not published the half-yearly financial report for the 2024 financial year.

What organisations can take from it

Ad hoc assessments and periodic disclosure require fixed responsibilities and deadline controls so that neither inside information nor mandatory reports are left pending.

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; § 115 Abs. 1 Satz 1 WpHG
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
Published
1 Jul 2026

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8 Jun 2026 A. Tsokkos Hotels Public LimitedCyprus: 16,500 EUR against A. Tsokkos Hotels for late annual financial report CyprusDisclosure and reporting obligations €16,500

The listed hotel group did not publish its 2024 annual financial report on time; the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) imposed a total of 16,500 EUR. At the same meeting, eleven other issuers were fined between 1,500 and 17,000 EUR for the same reason; a fine of 13,500 EUR had already been imposed on the company under the same law in 2025.

What organisations can take from it

Publication deadlines for financial reports are not negotiable – repeated delays lead to fines and, in extreme cases, to suspension of trading.

Authority / court
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC)
Area of law
Capital markets and financial supervision · Disclosure and reporting obligations
Legal basis
Sec. 9(1), 37(2)(a) Transparency Requirements (Securities Admitted to Trading on a Regulated Market) Law 2007
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Other
Repeat case
yes
Published
7 Aug 2026

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27 May 2026 Soltec Power Holdings, SASoltec: incorrect 2023 annual figures reported to the market SpainDisclosure and reporting obligations €190,000

The manufacturer of solar tracking systems disseminated its results for 2023 by way of an "Otra Información Relevante" announcement containing inaccurate information. Spain's National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) imposed a fine of 190,000 EUR for a serious infringement; the company waived administrative appeals.

What organisations can take from it

Voluntary market announcements on results are also subject to MAR – figures must be reconciled before publication.

Authority / court
Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV)
Area of law
Capital markets and financial supervision · Disclosure and reporting obligations
Legal basis
Art. 297.1.e i. V. m. 297.2.d Ley 6/2023; Art. 17 i. V. m. Art. 7 MAR
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Energy and utilities
Published
3 Aug 2026

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25 May 2026 Robomarkets LtdCyprus: Robomarkets pays 100,000 EUR under settlement over CFD sales to retail clients CyprusOrganisational requirements €100,000

For the period June 2023 to June 2024, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) examined the investment firm’s organisational requirements, client information, appropriateness assessment and compliance with the restrictions on marketing CFDs to retail investors. The proceedings were concluded with a settlement of 100,000 EUR, which the company has already paid.

What organisations can take from it

When selling CFDs to retail clients, the appropriateness assessment and product intervention rules are central points of supervisory scrutiny.

Relevance to training and awareness

Appropriateness assessment when selling complex products

Authority / court
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC)
Area of law
Capital markets and financial supervision · Organisational requirements
Legal basis
Art. 22(1), 25(1), 26(3) Gesetz über Wertpapierdienstleistungen 2017; Art. 42 VO (EU) 600/2014; CySEC-Richtlinie DI87-09; Art. 37(4) CySEC-Gesetz
Action
Other
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Financial services and insurance
Published
24 Aug 2026
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13 May 2026 Oma Säästöpankki OyjOma Säästöpankki: 400,000 EUR over late and incomplete insider lists FinlandMarket abuse and insider dealing €400,000

The bank failed to draw up insider lists in good time for two pieces of inside information (termination of the core banking project with Cognizant in 2021, merger talks with Liedon Säästöpankki in 2022), did not update them and omitted mandatory information. The Finanssivalvonta (Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority, FIN-FSA) imposed a total fine of 400,000 EUR; the decision was not appealed and is final.

What organisations can take from it

Insider lists must be created from the moment inside information exists – a fixed process with designated responsible persons prevents gaps.

Relevance to training and awareness

Insider lists and handling of inside information

Authority / court
Finanssivalvonta (FIN-FSA)
Area of law
Capital markets and financial supervision · Market abuse and insider dealing
Legal basis
Verordnung (EU) Nr. 596/2014 (MAR) Art. 18 Abs. 1, 3 und 4; Durchführungsverordnung (EU) 2016/347
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Financial services and insurance
Mitigating circumstances
Measures to prevent recurrence and partial admission/cooperation had a mitigating effect.
Published
15 May 2026

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5 May 2026 P&V Assurances SCP&V Assurances: 150,000 EUR – distribution via a deregistered insurance intermediary BelgiumOrganisational requirements €150,000

One of the insurer’s intermediaries was removed from the FSMA register in December 2023; owing to a human data entry error in the monitoring tool, P&V only noticed this after more than a month and concluded 34 contracts through him during that time. The Autorité des services et marchés financiers (Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority, FSMA) accepted a settlement of 150,000 EUR; there had already been a settlement for the same amount in 2020.

What organisations can take from it

Automated register checks are only as good as the underlying data maintenance – critical entries require a four-eyes principle.

Relevance to training and awareness

Care in master data maintenance / register reconciliation

Authority / court
Autorité des services et marchés financiers (FSMA)
Area of law
Capital markets and financial supervision · Organisational requirements
Legal basis
Loi du 4 avril 2014 relative aux assurances, Art. 259
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Financial services and insurance
Repeat case
yes
Mitigating circumstances
IT adjustments to prevent recurrence.
Published
5 May 2026

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25 Mar 2026 Familiam Asset Management OyFamiliam Asset Management: 70,000 EUR for 2,867 unreported securities transactions FinlandDisclosure and reporting obligations €70,000

Between September 2021 and August 2023, the asset manager failed to report a total of 2,867 transactions to the supervisory authority on time and in 2024 also submitted quarterly reports (FINREP) late. The Finanssivalvonta (Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority, FIN-FSA) imposed a total fine of 70,000 EUR; the admission had a mitigating effect.

What organisations can take from it

Reporting obligations require deadline monitoring with a deputy arrangement – especially in small firms without their own reporting department.

Relevance to training and awareness

Regulatory reporting

Authority / court
Finanssivalvonta (FIN-FSA)
Area of law
Capital markets and financial supervision · Disclosure and reporting obligations
Legal basis
MiFIR (VO (EU) 600/2014) Art. 26 Abs. 1; IFR (VO (EU) 2019/2033) Art. 54 Abs. 1; FIN-FSA-Vorschriften 20/2013 (FINREP)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Financial services and insurance
Mitigating circumstances
Admission of the failures / cooperation.
Published
25 Mar 2026

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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

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17 Feb 2026 REGIS-TR S.A.Trade repository REGIS-TR: deficiencies in organisation and data protection – 1.37 million EUR EU levelOrganisational requirements €1.37m

The Luxembourg trade repository lacked adequate compliance procedures and an appropriate organisational structure, failed to identify operational risks and did not adequately protect the confidentiality and integrity of the reported data. ESMA imposed fines totalling 1,374,000 EUR for negligent infringements under EMIR and SFTR; the case is under appeal.

What organisations can take from it

Market infrastructures must manage operational risks and data access as strictly as banks manage their credit risks.

Authority / court
Europäische Wertpapier- und Marktaufsichtsbehörde (ESMA)
Area of law
Capital markets and financial supervision · Organisational requirements
Legal basis
Verordnung (EU) Nr. 648/2012 (EMIR), Art. 65, 73, Anhang I; Verordnung (EU) 2015/2365 (SFTR), Art. 9
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
under appeal
Sector
Financial services and insurance
Culpability
negligent
Repeat case
yes

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16 Jan 2026 M. van Wettum (indirekter Direktor einer an NX Filtration N.V. beteiligten Gesellschaft)Marking the close at NX Filtration: 625,000 EUR fine for investor NetherlandsMarket abuse and insider dealing €625,000

On the last trading day of 2023, shortly before the market close, the investor had NX Filtration shares bought in order – according to a recorded telephone call – to raise the closing price from 6.30 to 6.70 EUR, which succeeded. The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) classified this as market manipulation ("marking the close") and imposed a fine of 625,000 EUR.

What organisations can take from it

Influencing share prices on balance sheet dates is market manipulation – broker orders with price targets are recorded and analysed.

Relevance to training and awareness

Prohibited price support at year-end (marking the close)

Authority / court
Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM)
Area of law
Capital markets and financial supervision · Market abuse and insider dealing
Legal basis
Art. 15 MAR
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
under appeal
Sector
Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
Culpability
intentional
Published
13 Jul 2026

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10 Dec 2025 Invest in OÜLender Invest in OÜ pays 16,000 EUR for failing to submit annual accounts EstoniaDisclosure and reporting obligations €16,000

The lender did not submit its 2024 annual report, together with the audit report, the resolution on the appropriation of profits and the minutes of the shareholders’ meeting, to the financial supervisory authority on time. In misdemeanour proceedings, the Finantsinspektsioon (Estonian Financial Supervision Authority) imposed a fine of 16,000 EUR; the maximum is 1 million EUR or 10% of annual turnover. Date = publication.

What organisations can take from it

Even small supervised lenders need a reliable deadline calendar for mandatory supervisory reports.

Authority / court
Finantsinspektsioon (Estnische Finanzaufsicht)
Area of law
Capital markets and financial supervision · Disclosure and reporting obligations
Legal basis
§ 56 Abs. 3, § 96 Abs. 2 KAVS (Gesetz über Kreditgeber und -vermittler)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Financial services and insurance
Published
10 Dec 2025

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21 Oct 2025 Taxshelter.be SATaxshelter.be: 75,000 EUR for missing prospectus supplement on guarantee risks BelgiumDisclosure and reporting obligations €75,000

After the tax authority had refused the tax shelter certificates for a financed show and the insurer left cover open, the provider failed to inform investors of this material risk in good time by means of a prospectus supplement. The Autorité des services et marchés financiers (Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority, FSMA) accepted a settlement of 75,000 EUR with publication by name.

What organisations can take from it

New material risks for investors trigger an immediate obligation to publish a supplement – not only in the next annual prospectus.

Authority / court
Autorité des services et marchés financiers (FSMA)
Area of law
Capital markets and financial supervision · Disclosure and reporting obligations
Legal basis
Verordnung (EU) 2017/1129 Art. 23; Loi du 11 juillet 2018 (Loi Prospectus)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Financial services and insurance
Published
21 Oct 2025

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13 Oct 2025 Wonderinterest Trading LtdCyprus: 100,000 EUR against Wonderinterest Trading over misleading client information CyprusOrganisational requirements €100,000

For 2022 to 2024, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) found that the investment firm had no adequate compliance procedures, did not define target markets for its financial instruments, did not act in the best interests of clients and did not inform clients in a fair, clear and not misleading manner. It imposed fines of 50,000, 30,000 and 20,000 EUR; a judicial review of the decision has been recorded.

What organisations can take from it

Advertising statements by financial service providers must present risks in a balanced way – marketing belongs in the compliance approval process.

Relevance to training and awareness

Fair and not misleading marketing communications

Authority / court
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC)
Area of law
Capital markets and financial supervision · Organisational requirements
Legal basis
Sec. 17(2), 17(3)(c), 22(1), 25(1), 25(3)(a) Gesetz über Wertpapierdienstleistungen 2017; Art. 22, 44 Delegierte VO (EU) 2017/565
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
under appeal
Sector
Financial services and insurance
Published
17 Dec 2025

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13 Oct 2025 Finamore S.A.Finamore: licence of insurance broker withdrawn over serious deficiencies LuxembourgOrganisational requirements Other

The Commissariat aux Assurances (Luxembourg insurance supervisory authority, CAA) withdrew the broking firm’s licence (effective from 1 December 2025), among other things for using unregistered intermediaries, lacking internal expertise, insufficiently protected confidential data, economically unexplained payment flows with affiliated companies, incomplete or false information provided to the supervisory authority and deficient customer information.

What organisations can take from it

False information to the supervisory authority and unregistered distribution partners can cost the business its existence – not just a fine.

Authority / court
Commissariat aux Assurances (CAA)
Area of law
Capital markets and financial supervision · Organisational requirements
Legal basis
Loi modifiée du 7 décembre 2015 sur le secteur des assurances, Art. 303 Abs. 3 lit. c
Action
Other
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Financial services and insurance
Published
29 May 2026

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