Bank for International Settlements cast as digital currency regulator
April 7, 2015 - Regulatory intervention in the digital currency marketplace would need to be co-ordinated by an international body such as the Basle-based Bank for International Settlements, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Corporate banks must adapt in wake of disruptors - BCG report
March 23, 2015 - Corporate banks, a majority of which are plagued by declining economic profit, must take bold steps to adapt their business models or potentially suffer prolonged, painful periods of underperformance, according to a new report by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
Regulation is a top priority for investment management community - Swift research
March 17, 2015 - New independent research commissioned by SWIFT reveals that regulation, automation and financial crime compliance initiatives are top priorities for the investment management community in 2015.
ISACA Issues 9 Action Items to Improve IT Governance
March 16, 2015 - Global IT association ISACA has issued nine key action items to help companies reduce costs, improve communication and operate more efficiently by improving the governance over their information and technology. In a new free guide titled “Getting Started With Governance of Enterprise IT (GEIT),” ISACA recommends a three-phased plan:
Digital overtakes regulation as top priority for global banks
March 10, 2015 - The rush to implement new digital technologies has overtaken regulatory worries as the highest priority for global banking executives, according to a new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit.
London police arrest 35 during four-day crackdown on cyber criminals
March 6, 2015 - A 16-year-old believed to have carried out hundreds of cyber attacks on businesses, and a family of suspected fraudsters are among 35 people arrested by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) during a nationwide campaign to bring down cyber criminals.
New York state watchdog sets sights on bank money laundering systems
February 25, 2015 - The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) is planning to step up the fight against money laundering by carrying out random audits of Wall Street banks' transaction monitoring and filtering systems.
BT announced today the launch of BT Assure Threat Intelligence, a new service designed to help organisations anticipate and defend against cyber threats, protecting their assets, customers and employees. From DDoS attacks to hacking and data theft, cyber
February 10, 2015 - Deutsche Börse Market Data + Services plans to introduce a strategic global regulatory reporting application for the energy market. The reporting solution will automate, and thereby facilitate, reporting of orders and trades on spot and derivatives markets as required under the EU Regulation on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency (REMIT), which will come into effect in 2015.
