International Compliance Association joins forces with Citi to inspire future generation of anti money laundering professionals
February 17, 2014 - Money laundering and terrorist financing are global threats that require global solutions. It is the goal of both the International Compliance Association (ICA) and Citi to inspire change to drive industry standards and broaden the knowledge of future generations about the importance of AML.
Graduates lack skills demanded by FS industry - research
February 12, 2014 - MathWorks, the developer of Matlab and Simulink, today releases research into the skills gap facing the financial services industry.
Litle & Co signs for ThreatMetrix fraud detection tech
February 10. 2014 - Vantiv (NYSE: VNTV), announced today that its subsidiary Litle & Co., a leading ecommerce payment processor, has signed an agreement with ThreatMetrix, the fastest-growing provider of integrated cybercrime prevention solutions, to incorporate ThreatMetrix's Payment Fraud solution into Litle's Fraud Toolkit.
Financial Tracking Technologies, LLC Expands Campaign Checks™ Compliance Solution for 2014 Elections
January 7, 2014 - Financial Tracking Technologies, LLC announced today that it has expanded its pay-to-play compliance solution to cover 47 states and more municipalities. Known as Campaign Checks™ the solution can serve as complete political contributions workflow, including pre-approval and certifications, for employees or a contributions lookup database for compliance and ethics groups, or both.
Investment Professionals Optimistic on Economic Growth in 2014, Concerned With Market Integrity
December 12, 2013 - Investment professionals worldwide report greater optimism over economic prospects for the coming year, but do not express confidence that the integrity of capital markets is improving, according to the CFA Institute 2014 Global Market Sentiment Survey (GMSS). Sixty-three percent of CFA Institute survey respondents think that the global economy will expand in 2014, representing a significant shift in opinion over the previous two years, however more than half (54 percent) point to a lack of ethical culture within financial firms as the factor that has contributed the most to the current lack of industry trust.
Corporate data breaches increasingly correlated with consumer fraud reports
June 7, 2013 - Data breaches are not just a hassle for businesses, but for consumers too, with over 50% of US fraud victims in 2012 arising from a corporate cyber break-in, according to a study by Javelin Strategy & Research.
Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Releases Readiness Checklist to Help Facilitate Code of Ethics Annual Review and Forensic Testing
May 24, 2013 - Wolters Kluwer Financial Services today released a new readiness checklist and whitepaper to help investment advisors keep their policies and procedures up-to-date and ensure their ongoing efficancy. In compliance with the 40 Act Rules, investment firms across the industry have adopted a written Code of Ethics and instituted personal trading policies and procedures.
Thomson Reuters and True Office team on compliance gamification
February 7, 2013 - Gamification start-up True Office has formed a product development and distribution partnership with Thomson Reuters which will see the pair create regulatory and compliance training applications for the financial services world.
