-  Investigations updates from around the world

SEC enforcement director set to leave

Google and Amazon given huge penalties in France over cookies issues

UK announces plans to reform corporate registry

Former Spanish king pays outstanding taxes and fines

McKinsey to repay fees to more South African companies

Hong Kong regulator accesses Chinese company audit documents for the first time

German court greenlights cum-ex trial against bankers and Freshfields lawyers

Biden administration to review Treasury’s sanctions operations

Deutsche Bank's chief accountant steps aside over Wirecard-linked probe

Ex-Deutsche Bank traders request new trial citing post-conviction disclosures

Operation Car Wash granted further extensions

Russian bitcoin expert sentenced to prison in France

Huawei-linked professor pleads guilty

Germany investigates EY partners over Wirecard scandal

DNB faces £34 million fine over anti-money laundering breaches

Ukraine restores anti-corruption law

Short-seller criticises European regulators’ understanding of corporate fraud

Huawei CFO discussing potential settlement with US prosecutors

Irish review body recommends boosting powers of anti-corruption agencies

Former Nigerian oil minister denies corruption in oilfield sale