March 4, 2013 - The International Organization of Securities Commissions published today the final report on Principles of Liquidity Risk Management for Collective Investment Schemes, which contains a set of principles against which both the industry and regulators can assess the quality of regulation and industry practices concerning liquidity risk management for collective investment schemes (CIS).

February 25, 2013 - The IT GRC Forum has announced the grand prize winner of an Apple iPad 2. Congratulations to Laura Buckley, who was randomly selected from more than 240 registrants when she attended our webcast on 'How to Select the Right MDM & BYOD Security Solutions' held on February 21, 2013.

February 21, 2013 - American IT security firm, Mandiant, has released a report that identifies what it calls Unit 61398 as a secretive branch of China's military that is dedicated to cyber-hacking and stealing data and secrets from the west, confirming long held fears. China's government has denied the accusation.

February 18, 2013 - Major banks could be forced to markedly increase the amount of capital they hold against their trading assets, it has emerged.

February 14, 2013 - US President Barack Obama has signed a cybersecurity executive order designed to improve collaboration and information sharing between the government and critical infrastructure providers such as banks.

February 14, 2013 - Threats to systems supporting critical infrastructure and federal operations are evolving and growing.

February 14, 2013 - The 2007-2009 financial crisis has been associated with large economic losses and increased fiscal challenges. Studies estimating the losses of financial crises based on lost output (value of goods and services not produced) suggest losses associated with the recent crisis could range from a few trillion dollars to over $10 trillion.