US Senators table Bill to limit consumer liability for fraud on debit cards
April 3, 2014 - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) today introduced the Consumer Debit Card Protection Act of 2014 (CDCPA), designed to increase consumer protections and reduce liability caps when debit cardholders are hit by fraud.
Misys launches regulatory reporting service
April 1, 2014 - Misys, a leading provider of software solutions to financial services institutions, has launched a new Regulatory Reporting Service, enabling corporates, fund managers and smaller banks to meet their EMIR-specific reporting requirements.
IT proves top spending priority for UK FS industry
March 31, 2014 - IT looks set to be the top capital spending priority for the UK financial services industry over the next 12 months, according to a CBI/PwC survey.
PwC insurance regulatory reform poll - Pillar 3
March 27, 2014 - As Solvency II reporting deadlines get ever closer, a poll of insurance industry leaders and experts by PwC has highlighted that 68% of insurers are still less than half way through their Pillar 3 reporting journey.
Chartis Recognizes Wolters Kluwer Financial Services as eGRC RiskTech Quadrant® Category Leader for Second Year in a Row
March 27, 2014 - Chartis recently ranked Wolters Kluwer Financial Services as a Category Leader and a top-rated enterprise governance, risk and compliance (eGRC) provider for the financial services industry in its 2014 RiskTech Quadrant® on Enterprise GRC Solutions.
RIMES Forums 2013 Summary Confirms Buy-Side’s Growing Need for Strong Data Governance
March 20, 2014 - RIMES forums reveal that firms must regain the ability to act quickly and cost effectively as data management becomes an important determiner of commercial success.
US charges three in multi-million dollar cybercrime case
March 18, 2014 - US authorities have charged three men accused of using information hacked from more than a dozen financial service firms in a bid to steal at least $15 million.
Finra levies $1.2 million fines for reporting violations at Triad and Securities America
March 13, 2014 - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has sanctioned and fined two firms - Triad Advisors and Securities America - $650,000 and $625,000, respectively, for failing to supervise the use of consolidated reporting systems resulting in statements with inaccurate valuations being sent to customers, and for failing to retain the consolidated reports in accordance with securities laws. In addition, Triad was ordered to pay $375,000 in restitution.
