FATCA Accreditation Scheme Unveiled
July 13, 2010 - B.I.S.S. Research and Globe Tax Services have formed a joint venture to launch Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) accreditation, which aims to assist financial companies and their treasury departments in achieving FATCA compliance across an enterprise by identifying strengths and weaknesses in their systems and procedures and establishing a corporate standard.
GAO: Progress Made in IT Reform but Future Cloud Computing Efforts Should be Better Planned
July 11, 2012 - The GAO found the selected federal agencies have made progress implementing the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) "Cloud First" policy. Consistent with this policy, each of the seven agencies incorporated cloud computing requirements into their policies and processes. For example, one agency had incorporated a review of its information technology (IT) investment portfolio to identify candidates for a cloud solution into its IT plan.
ERM Applications Market Forecast to Enter Prolonged Period of Steady Growth
June 21, 2012 - International Data Corporation (IDC) have announced the latest results of its Worldwide Semiannual Enterprise Resource Management (ERM) Applications Tracker. The tracker monitors almost 370 ERM vendors in a total of 49 countries, providing biannual market size, vendor share, and forecast data for the eight functional markets that comprise the ERM market in IDC's software taxonomy.
MEGA Introduces Application Portfolio Management Solution
June 20, 2012 - MEGA, noted industry leader in enterprise architecture (EA) and business process analysis (BPA), has released a new software solution for application portfolio management (APM).
Bank CIOs Report a Wide Variance in Information Management Effectiveness
June 6, 2012 - Bank CIOs report that under-investment in Information Management (IM) programs at their institutions is expected to continue, according to a report based on a survey commissioned by Capco and conducted by The Banker.
GAO: Opportunities Exist to Improve SEC's Oversight of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
May 30, 2012 - Historically, the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) oversight of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's (FINRA) programs and operations varied, with some programs and operations receiving regular oversight and others receiving limited or no oversight.
GAO: IT Reform Progress Made; More Needs to Be Done
May 24, 2012 - The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and key federal agencies have made progress on action items in the Information Technology (IT) Reform Plan, but there are several areas where more remains to be done.
SEC Charges Goldman, Sachs & Co. Lacked Adequate Policies and Procedures for Research “Huddles”
April 12, 2012 - The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged that Goldman, Sachs & Co. lacked adequate policies and procedures to address the risk that during weekly "huddles," the firm's analysts could share material, nonpublic information about upcoming research changes.
