December 6, 2013 - The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday released guidance reminding financial institutions it supervises to exercise appropriate risk management and oversight when using service providers.

December 4, 2013 - Companies seeking to improve information security without incurring significant expense are increasingly turning to the cloud for security as a service (SecaaS), which promises low costs and high flexibility. But when cloud security is already a concern, outsourcing security services themselves to the cloud poses a significant set of risks to address. A new free, downloadable white paper from global IT association ISACA evaluates the impact of SecaaS on an enterprise and outlines 10 key questions to ask—and answer—before deploying it.

November 26, 2013 - Aon Global Risk Consulting, the risk management consulting arm of Aon plc (NYSE: AON), and Optial (UK) Limited have collaborated to create the first truly integrated Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) system for the commercial insurance and reinsurance sector.

November 15, 2013 - European Union politicians have broken the deadlock over the Omnibus II directive that will amend the Solvency II capital adequacy rules for the insurance sector. The deal reached this week will enable the risk-based capital regime, which mirrors the Basel III capital rules for the banking sector, to finally start in 2016.

November 15, 2013 - The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a Discussion Paper (DP) setting out its initial views on the implementation measures it will develop for the new Market Abuse Regulation (MAR), covering the surveillance of European financial markets. It has invited capital market participants to respond by 27 January 2014.

November 14, 2013 - Only 4 percent of IT professionals say their enterprises are very prepared to ensure effective governance and privacy of Big Data, according to a global survey conducted by professional association ISACA. Yet information is currency, and enterprises must not only protect and manage it, but also use it to drive business value.

November 6, 2013 - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc. $1,150,000 and SG Americas Securities, Inc. $675,000 for failing to report or accurately report certain large options positions and for related supervisory deficiencies.