July 1, 2013 - EDHEC-Risk Institute welcomes the Principles for the Regulation of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) released by the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) on 24 June 2013, which are broadly consistent with EDHEC-Risk Institute's research on ETFs[1] and recommendations[2], but deplores the timidity of the organisation's proposals on index transparency and calls on regulators and index providers to adopt standards on par with those recently defined for European Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS).
July 1, 2013 - The two day meeting on 18 - 19 June highlighted IOSCO's commitment to identifying emerging risks and new market trends in a proactive and forward-looking way. The meeting was the first chaired by new Board Chairman Greg Medcraft of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
June 26, 2013 - The explosion of data generated and used by corporations, organizations, and individuals today places constant demands on data centers, from space constraints to power usage, cooling loads, and physical security. These findings appear in a new study conducted by Siemens, UBM Tech and InformationWeek Marketing Services. According to the results, most executives feel that their organization's data centers will run out of power, cooling, or space by the end of 2014.
June 26, 2013 - The EU is poised to revise the Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa) governance arrangements by replacing the informal Sepa Council with a European Retail Payments Board and by adjusting the role of the bank-backed European Payments Council.
June 24, 2013 - According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, factory revenue rose in the first quarter of 2013 (1Q13) compared to Q1 2012, while unit shipments declined over the same period.
June 20, 2013 - Tech trade body Intellect has criticised the recommendations from the Parliamentary Commission into Banking Standards for failing to address the technological frailties underpinning the UK banking sector.
June 20, 2013 - Cloud computing adoption continues to rise in 2013 with 75% of 855 c-level executives at corporates, vendors and IT decision-makers questioned by North Bridge Venture Partners and GigaOM Research for their 'Future of Cloud Computing Survey' reporting its use. This is up from 67% in last year's survey.
June 19, 2013 - Cybercrime is on the rise, but will grow even faster if organizations ignore an emerging group of cybersecurity game changers: always-on connectivity, an increasingly IT-centric society, and a new class system that separates people by technology skills.
