April 15, 2013 - Big banks may be considered too big to fail, but their size and operational complexity create performance drags that could also make them too big to succeed, according to analyst house Gartner.

April 11, 2013 - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Jennifer Marietta-Westberg has been named Deputy Director of its Division of Risk, Strategy, and Financial Innovation (RSFI).

April 10, 2013 - Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is set to face a regulatory probe over the technical glitches that meant some customers could not access their accounts properly last summer.

April 10, 2013 - The International Compliance Association (ICA) announces the launch of a brand new qualification designed for industry leaders and senior practitioners in the UK.

April 9, 2013 - The UK's biggest banks will be charged around £600 million ($915 million) every year for the regulation of the country's financial system, it has been reported.

April 9, 2013 - Banking stress tests have made the US financial system more resistant to potential future shocks.

April 8, 2013 - Commenting on reports in the New York Times and Guardian newspapers on the leaking of wealth and tax arrangements data on 120,000 companies - plus 130,000 high net worth individuals and their financial agents – Varonis Systems says that this highlights the need for organisations to know who is accessing their data internally. And in particular, who has access to what data - and how it is being handled - especially unstructured data such as spreadsheets and documents in email, in order to protect the privacy of individuals.