November 29, 2013 - Several UK financial institutions have been hit in the last six months by cyber-attacks, some of which have disrupted services, according to the Bank of England.

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 26, 2013 - With the backdrop of increasing pressures for financial institutions to meet regulatory requirements and have better visibility and control of their risk exposure, Misys has seen an increased interest in its broad range of risk management capabilities within Misys Global Risk.

November 26, 2013 - Murex, the leading provider of cross-asset trading, risk management and processing solutions, is pleased to announce it has been voted winner of the Best Risk Management Product category in the 2013 Banking Technology Readers' Choice Awards.

November 22, 2013 - What's the number one thing regulators could be doing to make life easier for U.S. banks and credit unions—aside from issuing fewer rules? Making them simpler to understand and offering more clarity around how to comply with them. That's according to nearly a third of the approximately 400 banks and credit unions participating in Wolters Kluwer Financial Services' November Regulatory & Risk Management Indicator.

November 22, 2013 - Scotland Yard chief Bernard Hogan-Howe is calling on banks to help fund a new London cyber-crime fighting unit, admitting that traditional policing methods are failing against high-tech crooks.

November 22, 2013 - A US police force has admitted to falling prey to the notorious bitcoin ransomware Cryptolocker, forking over around $750 in the virtual currency to crooks to get its files decrypted.