The Expedited Penalty

The Expedited PenaltyA new, faster enforcement pathway for health and safety failures is now operational. Your due diligence clock is ticking.The ContextIn February 2026, Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, Brooke van Velden, announced a complete overhaul of...

The $14.5m Audit Trail

The ContextOn 4 February 2026, the SFO filed 33 charges against Alexander Breingan, founder of Stripe Studios. The core transaction is a NZ$14.5 million gap. Breingan is alleged to have secured NZ$4.3 million in government screen rebates and NZ$10.2 million in...

The Undisclosed Correlation

The Context Interactive Brokers, a major financial firm, established a new subsidiary, Lumina Markets, in February 2026. This entity operates the ForecastEx prediction market, a CFTC-regulated exchange. The parent company’s founder, Thomas Peterffy, actively...

The $700,000 System Failure

The ContextOn 30 January 2026, the Financial Markets Authority issued a public warning to Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance. The trigger was a nine-year failure of manual processes. These processes were designed to identify customers eligible for multi-policy discounts. They...