January 24, 2014 - Tech spending by North American banks is expected to hit nearly $60 billion in 2014, marking a return to confidence in the sector after years of underinvestment.
January 23, 2014 - The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Standard Bank £7,640,400 for failings relating to its anti-money laundering (AML) policies and procedures over corporate customers, connected to politically exposed persons (PEPs).
January 22, 2014 - Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced the findings of a new survey which shows that although conduct risk has become one of the highest priorities for regulators worldwide, there is still great disparity in how firms are defining conduct risk and similarly how regulators are referring to the concept.
January 22, 2014 - The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) today cautioned that financial firms could face significant cost, risk and operational challenges managing margin requirements in the years ahead and called for collaborative solutions that leverage market infrastructures to help the industry meet increasing demands.
January 22, 2014 - A new piece of research from GreySpark Partners, a capital markets consultancy, examines the strategic principles of data management that are necessary for investment banks to stay competitive as increasing volumes of data are created by trading activities and client interactions.
January 21, 2014 - Union First Market Bankshares Corporation ("Union") today announced that it will reissue credit and debit cards impacted by the data breaches at Target and Neiman Marcus.
January 21, 2014 - A new survey by The Economist Intelligence Unit finds that nearly all respondents' businesses have seen a positive economic return from investment in data analysis for the strategy area. Also, the single biggest barrier to retailers making effective use of data is figuring out what is useful amidst the overload—a problem cited by half of the respondents.
January 21, 2014 - Enterprises that choose to avoid using big data analytics techniques because of the possible dangers, such as security and privacy breaches, may be creating risk of another type, says a new white paper from global nonprofit IT association ISACA. "Generating Value From Big Data Analytics" encourages information technology professionals to look at big data holistically, taking into account the cost of inaction.
