Tradehill suspends bitcoin trading in face of regulatory heat
August 30, 2013 - Bitcoin exchange Tradehill has temporarily shut down trading, citing "banking and regulatory" issues related to its credit union partner. In a statement on its Web site, the firm says the "decision has not been made lightly and we regret having to take such action".
FCA kicks off review into mobile banking risks
August 27, 2013 - The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published an interim report exploring some early findings of a review into mobile banking services, setting out the possible risks to consumers and areas that firms should consider when developing their services.
SEC Issues Risk Alert on Investment Advisers’ Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning
August 27, 2013 - The Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) today issued a Risk Alert on business continuity and disaster recovery planning for investment advisers.
Bloomberg told to improve security in client data privacy probe
August 23, 2013 - Bloomberg has said it will create and enforce stronger barriers between its news services and financial data units to stop reporters accessing client information.
DDoS attacks cost US banks millions
August 23, 2013 - A spate of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks have been providing cover for the theft of millions of dollars at three US banks, according to Gartner.
ISACA addresses next steps for cybersecurity and the cloud at EuroCACS/ISRM Conference
August 21, 2013 - The 2013 European Computer Audit, Control and Security (EuroCACS) / Information Security and Risk Management (ISRM) conference will take place at Hilton London Metropole in September 2013.
Regulators Issue Joint Staff Review of Firms’ Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning
August 16, 2013 - The Securities and Exchange Commission today joined the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)'s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in issuing a staff advisory on business continuity and disaster recovery planning.
New York regulator opens investigation into virtual currencies
August 14, 2013 - Having sent out subpoenas to 22 bitcoin-related firms, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has confirmed that it is pondering new rules for virtual currencies.
