Investment Professionals Optimistic on Economic Growth in 2014, Concerned With Market Integrity
December 12, 2013 - Investment professionals worldwide report greater optimism over economic prospects for the coming year, but do not express confidence that the integrity of capital markets is improving, according to the CFA Institute 2014 Global Market Sentiment Survey (GMSS). Sixty-three percent of CFA Institute survey respondents think that the global economy will expand in 2014, representing a significant shift in opinion over the previous two years, however more than half (54 percent) point to a lack of ethical culture within financial firms as the factor that has contributed the most to the current lack of industry trust.
IT infrastructure top priority for financial markets in 2014 says Ovum survey
December 11, 2013 - The primary focus of technology investment for financial market participants next year will be on improving internal IT infrastructures to comply with new regulations, claims a new survey from the Ovum consultancy.
Chase Cooper’s aCCelerate software voted best in the world for Enterprise-wide Operational Risk Management in the Annual Technology Rankings by Risk Magazine
December 9, 2013 - Chase Cooper today announced that its software solution aCCelerate has been ranked First for Enterprise-wide Operational Risk Management in the annual Risk Technology survey conducted by Risk Magazine.
2014 IT spend to exceed $430 billion - IDC
December 9, 2013 - Today, IDC Financial Insights hosted a web conference "IDC Financial Insights 2014 Predictions: Worldwide Financial Services" highlighting the top 10 predictions for the year ahead.
Federal Reserve Board releases outsourcing guidance
December 6, 2013 - The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday released guidance reminding financial institutions it supervises to exercise appropriate risk management and oversight when using service providers.
JP Morgan Looking to hire strong Vice President/Executive Director Compliance Officers in the Project Management/Trade Surveillance/E-Comm space
December 5, 2013 - JP Morgan are looking to hire for several positions within the Global Strategy and Infrastructure Compliance team.
500,000 JPMorgan Chase & Co customers impacted by data breach
December 5, 2013 - JPMorgan Chase says hackers have compromised its network, putting the personal information of almost 500,000 pre-paid cardholders at risk.
Security and BYOD policy management key barriers to corporate mobile banking
December 5, 2013 - Corporate treasurers cite security challenges and bring-your-own-device business policies as the key obstacles to wider uptake of mobile banking platforms for treasury activities.
