Federal Reserve Board considering changes to the implementation timeline for the Dodd-Frank company-run stress test requirements
August 27, 2012 - The Federal Reserve Board is considering changes to the implementation timeline for the annual company-run stress test requirements required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
CFTC and SEC Provide Clarification on Dodd-Frank Definitions of Derivatives
August 17, 2012 - The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have issued joint rules and interpretations clarifying the scope of key definitions of certain derivatives products, as required under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act.
Banking reforms 'vital to UK recovery'
August 13, 2012 - Pressing ahead with reforms in the banking industry represents a crucial part of assisting the UK's economic recovery.
Regulators call on major US banks to plan for collapse
August 10, 2012 - Major banks in the US have been instructed to put together contingency plans to ensure they could deal with a collapse of their business.
Regulators urged to act on creaking bank technology
August 9, 2012 - Intellect, the trade association for the UK technology sector, has called on financial regulators to force banks to upgrade their legacy IT systems, or risk future financial crises and systems failures.
Stress tests should focus on all banks, research indicates
August 3, 2012 - Stress tests in the banking industry should be conducted on financiers of all sizes, a new report has stated.
UK govt issues new banking reform proposals
August 2, 2012 - Regulators in the UK have received further information on how reforms to the banking industry will affect their ability to deal with the failure of financiers.
DHS Needs to Further Define and Implement Its New Governance Process
July 25, 2012 - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has defined a vision for its new information technology (IT) governance process, which includes a tiered oversight structure that defines distinct roles and responsibilities throughout the department.
