CGI/FS Club Payments Survey Shows SEPA Compliance Still Slow
May 21, 2013 - A CGI and Euro Banking Association (EBA)-sponsored payments survey carried out under the auspices of the Financial Services Club has questioned 422 participants from 47 countries and found that 79% of eurozone respondents are not yet ready for the single euro payments area (SEPA) end date of 1 Feb 2014, with 57% still in the planning phase.
Regulation and data management top-of-mind for US bank executives - KPMG
May 21, 2013 - Regulation is top of mind for banking executives and is viewed as the primary impediment to growth and traditional bank business models, while the likelihood of mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity within the industry declined, according to a recent survey by KPMG LLP, the audit, tax, and advisory firm.
Buy side spending on execution and order management systems rising year-on-year
May 20, 2013 - Institutional investors spend between $1.5 billion and $2 billion per year on order management and execution management systems for their trading desks - a growing amount due to increased demands for compliance tools and the need to keep pace with rapid changes in market structure.
AMF issues RFI for central securities data repository
May 16, 2013 - The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the regulatory and oversight body for Québec's financial sector, has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for potential suppliers to tender for the creation of a new Market Analysis Platform (MAP).
Mobile payments expansion spawning criminal undergound
May 16, 2013 - The Anti-Phishing Working Group is calling for a global, co-ordinated response to the threat posed by mobile malware and an emerging underground criminal marketplace lured by an expansion in m-payments and banking.
Job Posting: APPLICATION SECURITY CONSULTANT
May 15, 2013 - Our client is a leading Information Risk Management consulting firm, which assists enterprises with designing and incorporating security into their information technology infrastructure. Their clients cross all market sectors worldwide including major High-Tech companies, Telecom operators, banks, government bodies and leading industrial organizations.
Bank of England expresses concern over Bloomberg data monitoring
May 15, 2013 - The Bank of England has commented on the data snooping activities of the financial news agency Bloomberg, calling them "reprehensible".
JAZD & Executive IT Forums Inc. Announce the Launch of Global B2B GRC Marketplace
May 14, 2013 - JAZD, the leader in online B2B directory service platforms, and Executive IT Forums Inc., publisher of ITGRCForum.com, announced today their new online Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance industry marketplace, GRCMarketplace, is now live and open to buyers here.
