October 23, 2013 - Rutgers University has announced the establishment of Rutgers Center of Excellence in Financial Statistics and Risk Management (FSRM). The Center's mission is to serve as a central platform for interdisciplinary research and collaboration between academic researchers, students and practitioners in the financial industry. The inauguration will take place at Rutgers Statistics for Financial Risk Management Conference on November 7, 2013.

October 22, 2013 - In the wake of a cyber-attack simulation, US financial services industry trade body Sifma has called on politicians to bring in legislation designed to improve communication between the government and private firms.

October 21, 2013 - Applying a combination of NFC technology and contactless bank cards, IBM has developed a simple two-factor authentication protocol for users conducting mobile transactions.

October 17, 2013 - Tripwire, Inc., a leading global provider of risk-based security and compliance management solutions, today announced Tripwire® IP360 Express, a new, competitively priced vulnerability management bundle specifically designed for small and medium businesses.

October 16, 2013 - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Knight Capital Americas LLC has agreed to pay $12 million to settle charges that it violated the agency's market access rule in connection with the firm's Aug. 1, 2012 trading incident that disrupted the markets.

October 15, 2013 - The Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have today published for public comment a consultative document on the Public quantitative disclosure standards for central counterparties.

October 14, 2013 - Telco giant EE is setting its sights on the City of London with the UK's first network-integrated mobile voice recording service for firms that need to comply with FCA mobile trading rules.