January 13, 2014 - Regulators have made a number of concessions in regard to the Basel III capital adequacy regime, which seeks to rein in the reliance many banking institutions have on debt.

December 20, 2013 - As part of its aggressive work keeping financial institutions on top of regulatory developments, compliance and risk management, FIS™ (NYSE: FIS), the world's largest provider of banking and payments technology, announced today that it has launched the financial services industry's first comprehensive e-learning suite that will train financial institutions to comply with new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rules coming into effect next month.

December 4, 2013 - According to a recent Thomson Reuters poll, consolidating and gathering tax-related data requires the most effort during the compliance process (with 44 percent of respondents indicating as such). Other areas of focus for tax departments include:

January 7, 2014 - Financial messaging network Swift has announced the creation of a global Know Your Customer (KYC) Registry to help banks to manage compliance challenges and reduce the high costs associated with implementing anti-money laundering regulations.

December 19, 2013 - INDATA, a leading industry provider of software and services for buy-side firms, including trade order management (OMS), compliance, portfolio accounting and front-to-back office, today announced that Quantum Capital Management, based in San Francisco, CA, is now live with INDATA's iPM – Intelligent Portfolio Management® platform.

November 29, 2013 - Markit, a leading, global financial information services company, today announced that it has been selected by members of the Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA) to provide the online solution to facilitate compliance with Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission's (SFC) new electronic trading rules.

January 7, 2014 - Linedata (NYSE Euronext: LIN), the global solutions provider dedicated to the investment management and credit industries, announced Linedata Compliance has won the Compliance Award for Excellence from Global Custodian.

December 12, 2013 - Wolters Kluwer Audit, Risk & Compliance today announced that its TeamMate AM audit management software system is featured throughout the 2013 edition of the reference book "Internal Auditing: Assurance & Advisory Services." Published by The Institute of Internal Auditors, auditing students at more than 250 colleges and universities purchase more than 10,000 copies of the book each year.

November 14, 2013 - Fonetic today announced it has integrated voice biometrics capabilities into its Dodd-Frank Trading Record Keeping Compliance Solution. Fonetic is the first solution provider to utilize voice biometrics to enhance bank compliance with Dodd-Frank Title VII mandates for accurate voice and data record keeping, and as a means for compliance officers to greatly improve risk and fraud detection and prevention.

December 23, 2013 - Some of the largest banks in the world are struggling to set up new compliance programmes that will satisfy the recently approved Volcker rule.

December 9, 2013 - Today, IDC Financial Insights hosted a web conference "IDC Financial Insights 2014 Predictions: Worldwide Financial Services" highlighting the top 10 predictions for the year ahead.

November 13, 2013 - Linedata (NYSE Euronext: LIN), the global solutions provider dedicated to the investment management and credit industries, today announced Linedata Compliance has won the Best Buy Side Compliance Award from Buy Side Technology.