Compliance Training Blog

Penalties for breaching the GDPR can reach up to €20 million or 4% of annual global turnover, whichever is highest. We examine the size and reasons fo...

The FCA issued a record total of £392 million in fines in 2019. In fact, the two largest fines in 2019 were larger than the 2018 totals. We've analyse...

It is critical that you provide training that engages your learners, but should that be face-to-face, e-learning, mentoring or something else? We expl...

In an increasingly regulated world, organisations are facing greater scrutiny than ever. And in 2020 the focus on compliance is expected to continue t...

In recent years, penalties for health and safety breaches in the UK have steadily risen, with 2019 being no exception. In fact, the ten highest H&S fi...

t is important to realise that there is nothing illegal about opening and operating an offshore bank account. The reasons behind it may be illegal, bu...

The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion essentially comes down to legality. Avoiding tax is perfectly legal, but it is remarkable easy fo...

This month's round-up of key compliance news includes GDPR & property, data privacy, Apple sanctions violations, SM&CR preparation, bribery, HMRC budg...

Our Christmas Challenge showed how serious topics can be made into engaging and effective gamified e-learning. Yet, even festive fun can yield serious...

This month's FS roundup includes Henderson fine, operational resilience, tax dodge CEO banned, CMA prompted refunds from HSBC/Santander and more...

Cyber crime creates a huge financial drain on the UK economy every single year. Nearly half of UK businesses reported a cyber attack, according to spe...

We didn't become compliance learning experts overnight. We stand on the shoulders of some great minds in the Governance, Risk Management and Complianc...

Many cryptocurrency firms will feel that more money-laundering regulations are a hindrance to their agile business models, but perhaps they should try...

Skillcast promotes ethical behaviour not only to our customers but to society in general. We do this through education, charitable donations and manag...

The extension of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) to FCA solo-regulated firms takes place on 9th December 2019 it's more important...

So proud to receive not one, but two Compliance Register Platinum awards, for Best Training Firm and Outstanding Firm of the Year! Recognition for the...

This month's round-up of key compliance news includes art corruption, FCA misbehaviour, Apple Card bias, McDonald's harassment, Equal Pay Day, Google ...

This month's FS roundup includes mortgage prisoners, discretionary finance commissions, good practice for AFMs, OFSI 2nd Annual Review, PRA focus for ...

Every year retailers are urged to prioritise customer and worker safety rather than profit and avoid overstocking in the run-up to Christmas. We have ...

New money-laundering rules continue to appear at an alarming rate. According to HM Treasury, serious and organised crime is costing the UK a staggerin...