Former IT firm director jailed for hacking Aviva phones in revenge attack
August 25, 2015 - A man has been given an 18 month prison sentence for hacking into hundreds of phones belonging to Aviva in an act of revenge against his former company, a security vendor contracted by the insurance firm.
China revives controversial bank procurement rules - Reuters
August 25, 2015 - International tech vendors could face difficulty selling to Chinese banks after Reuters reported that the Chinese government is set to revive controversial cyber security rules that limits the amount of technology that Chinese banks can buy from overseas vendors.
SEC fines Citigroup for compliance and surveillance failures
August 19, 2015 - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Citigroup Global Markets has agreed to settle charges that it failed to enforce policies and procedures to prevent and detect securities transactions that could involve the misuse of material, nonpublic information.
Esma rethinks Emir framework
August 13, 2015 - The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published four reports focused on how the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) framework has been functioning and providing input and recommendations to the European Commission's (EC) EMIR Review.
FIX Trading Community announces new Regulatory subgroups focused on MiFID
August 11, 2015 - FIX Trading Community, the non-profit, industry-driven standards body at the heart of global financial trading, today announced that it has formed six new subgroups focused on MiFID II regulation for the industry to collaborate on the most critical issues in this time of regulatory change.
DTCC urges legislative action to overcome G20 obstacles
July 30, 2015 - The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today urged legislative and industry action to address three key obstacles that are hindering achievement of the G20 transparency goals set forth by policymakers in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis.
Goldman Sachs fined $1.8m for reporting failures
July 27, 2015 - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (Finra) announced today that it has fined Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, L.P. $1.8 million for systemic Order Audit Trail System (Oats) reporting violations spanning a period of more than eight years, failure to accurately submit required trade reports to the appropriate Finra Trade Reporting Facility (TRF), and related supervisory failures.
Citi faces $700m bill over illegal credit card practices
July 21, 2015 - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered Citibank, N.A. and its subsidiaries to provide an estimated $700 million in relief to eligible consumers harmed by illegal practices related to credit card add-on products and services.
