June 7, 2012 - Banks in China will be required to comply with the regulations laid down in the new Basel III agreement, it has emerged. Policymakers in Beijing have decided that financiers operating in the Asian superpower will be put under the same level of regulatory supervision as their counterparts across the world as of the beginning of 2013.

May 31, 2012 - The International Organisation of Standardisation (ISO) has published a standard for Legal Entity Identifiers, designed to provide unambiguous identification of counterparties engaged in financial transactions.

May 30, 2012 - The new COBIT 5 framework and its supporting guides have already been downloaded a total of more than 68,000 times since they were released by ISACA on 10 April. To offer clarity on the new version and how it builds on COBIT 4.1, ISACA is offering a one-day course led by COBIT experts.

May 31, 2012 - Global regulators are eager to make sure national economies are not affected by the collapse of banks in the future.

May 30, 2012 - Historically, the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) oversight of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's (FINRA) programs and operations varied, with some programs and operations receiving regular oversight and others receiving limited or no oversight.

May 18, 2012 - Major banks across the world could need to raise an additional $566 billion in capital in order to comply with the new Basel III regulations.

May 16, 2012 - Finance ministers from across the European Union (EU) have finalised an agreement that will overhaul regulation in the region's banking industry.