Risk Management
Tarullo Says Systemic Risk Possible Without Too-Big-to-Fail
October 9, 2014 - (Bloomberg) -- Risk to the financial system is possible even without firms that are deemed too big to fail, Federal Reserve Governor Daniel Tarullo said.
Risk and Regulation Still Key Concerns for Commission Sharing Firms Despite Commission Agreements Growth.
October 8, 2014 - MPI Europe, the specialist financial services consultancy, publishes today the results of our annual market wide survey for brokerage commission sharing agreements.
RBS in Luxembourg chooses MSCI for regulatory risk reporting
September 29, 2014 - MSCI Inc. (MSCI), a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, announced today that following a rigorous selection process RBS (Luxembourg) S.A ("RBSL"), has chosen MSCI as its vendor for regulatory risk reporting.
CME Group names Kim Taylor president, global operations, technology and risk
September 16, 2014 - CME Group has revamped its leadership structure, naming company veteran Kim Taylor president of global operations, technology and risk.
Pictet Group selects Wolters Kluwer financial risk management tech
October 7, 2014 - Wolters Kluwer Financial Services announced today that the Pictet Group, the Switzerland-based independent wealth and asset manager, has selected its Financial Risk Management solution for operations at its head office in Geneva.
Six Steps to Using Risk Scenarios for Improved Risk Management
September 23, 2014 - To help executives understand IT-related risk, IT risk managers should develop and test risk scenarios. A new guide and tool kit from global IT association ISACA provide 60 risk scenario examples covering 20 categories of risk that organizations can customize for their own use.
2014 Liquidity Risk Management Survey highlights the regulatory pressure upon banks
September 15, 2014 - MORS Software today published the results of the Annual Liquidity Risk Management Survey it completed in July 2014. The survey results show that regulatory pressure is the foremost driver for banks to complete their intra-day liquidity risk projects and that these are still a work in progress.
BlackIce Enterprise and Quartet FS announce partnership for Enterprise Risk Aggregation
October 2, 2014 - BlackIce Enterprise Risk Management Inc. (BlackIce) (CSE: BIS), a global enterprise risk management technology provider and Quartet FS, a provider of in-memory analytics technology today announced a new partnership agreement.
Banks warned on IT Risks
September 22, 2014 - EU supervisory authorities are warning banks to reinforce IT controls and audits on third-party technology providers and to ringfence budgets related to operational risk.
SEC creates new data-driven risk assessment office
September 12, 2014 - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the creation of a new office within the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) that will coordinate efforts to provide data-driven risk assessment tools and models to support a wide range of SEC activities.
Iosco publishes second securities market risk outloook
October 2, 2014 - The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published the IOSCO Securities Markets Risk Outlook 2014-2015.The Outlook is a forward-looking report focusing on identifying potential risks in securities markets.
Iosco consults on OTC derivatives risk standards
September 17, 2014 - The International Organization of Securities Commissions today published the consultation report Risk Mitigation Standards for Non-centrally Cleared OTC Derivatives, which proposes nine standards aimed at mitigating the risks in the non-centrally cleared OTC derivatives markets.
OCC finalises heightened standards for large financial institution
September 3, 2014 - The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today published final guidelines to strengthen the governance and risk management practices of large financial institutions.