July 22, 2014 - In new guidance issued today, global IT association ISACA outlines five principles organizations can use to effectively govern and manage their information and technology.

July 21, 2014 - New research by BNY Mellon, a global leader in investment management and investment services, highlights a compliance shortfall among alternative investment funds (AIFs) on the eve of the deadline for Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) authorisation.

July 21, 2014 - Wolters Kluwer Audit, Risk & Compliance announced today that it has entered into a strategic alliance with the Association of College and University Auditors (ACUA), a professional organization comprised of audit professionals worldwide that serves as a primary resource for higher education auditing, regulatory compliance and risk management.

July 18, 2014 - European authorities say they have dismantled a Romanian-dominated cybercrime network that used a host of tactics to steal more than EUR2 million.

July 18, 2014 - Thomas Murray Data Services has launched a suite of products and has been working with a number of depositary banks to provide a total risk solution to ensure depositary bank compliance with the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).

July 18, 2014 - A survey amongst 250 IT security professionals, conducted during this year's Infosecurity Europe show, has revealed that 20% of organisations believe malicious insiders pose the biggest threat to their security. A further 44% suggest employee's ignorance could also cause defences to crumble. Hardly surprising, then, that this audience firmly pointed the finger at 'people' (70%) as the most frequent point of failure in an organisation's IT security, with 20% citing processes and just 9% at technology.

July 17, 2014 - A top US Treasury official has called on the financial services sector to step up its efforts to protect consumer privacy and critical infrastructures from the threat of cyber attacks.