regulators
Why you must rein in your power users
Comment It is not just in an organisation's own interest to get the privileged user issue under control, regulators and standards bodies have something to say about the matter too. The privileged users that manage your IT... [25 Nov 2009]
Exclusive: Former MySQL boss Marten Mickos talks open source
Comment The proposed acquisition has not been looked on favourably by the regulators, however, with the EC registering concerns over its possible negative effect on competition. In an exclusive interview, former MySQL boss and... [19 Nov 2009]
Revealed: The apps you'll have on your phone in 2012
News But Gartner warned there are regulatory risks: because of the fast growth of mobile money transfer, regulators in many markets are piling in to investigate the impact on consumer costs, security, fraud and money laundering. [18 Nov 2009]
Fraud Risk Management
White Paper Despite widespread coverage in the press, and government's and regulators' efforts to reduce fraud, economic crime continues to be a menace to businesses in Canada and around the world. Perpetrators of fraud invariably... [13 Nov 2009]
Challenges and Solutions for Global Economic Sanctions Compliance
White Paper As a result, sanctions compliance programs are being scrutinized by regulators like never before. Off late greater international pressure is being placed on financial institutions to block terrorist financing. [13 Nov 2009]
Assess Your Risk Management Framework Under UCITS III
White Paper Recent years have shown a rapid growth in the importance of Risk Management within the UCITS environment and subsequently a major shift in focus from regulators worldwide. Sweeping transformations and continuous... [13 Nov 2009]
Liquidity Risk Management
White Paper They must also regain the trust of the regulators. The financial markets cannot hope to recover until confidence is restored. Banks need to recover their faith in each other and rebuild their reputations across their... [13 Nov 2009]
Leveraging Compliance: Standardization and Simplification of Risk Adjusted Performance Reporting
White Paper Investors, board members, senior management, rating agencies, regulators and other stakeholders continue to seek ways to better evaluate and execute on financial services organization's activities, performance, risks and... [13 Nov 2009]
Leveraging IT Risk Management to Boost Competitive Advantage: Achieving Integrated Information Technology, Governance, Risk, and Compliance
White Paper Investors, board members, senior management, rating agencies, regulators and other stakeholders continue to seek ways to better evaluate and execute on financial services organization's activities, performance, risks and... [13 Nov 2009]
Serving the Hedge Fund Industry: Seasoned Professionals for a Time of Change
White Paper Regulators and investors are increasing demands for transparency. Hedge funds are facing a time of unprecedented challenge and opportunity. With market uncertainty and tight credit markets, funds are closing in record... [13 Nov 2009]
The Impact of New Communication Tools for Financial Services Firms
White Paper Regulators, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and others have established regulations regarding the appropriate... [13 Nov 2009]
The Hedge Fund Disclosure Paradox
White Paper Amidst profound investor regret, embarrassment and distrust, investors, regulators and directors are demanding formal and comprehensive approaches to governance and risk management that are open to independent... [13 Nov 2009]
The Path to a Secure Application: A Source Code Security Review Checklist
White Paper How, then, can organizations ensure their applications are secure, and avoid the cost and public relations fallout - not to mention stock price downturn - inherent in issuing numerous security patches, or worse, having to explain to... [12 Nov 2009]
Security That Counts: The Need for Secure Software for Financial Services Providers
White Paper As the threat to confidentiality and data integrity from financial services becomes increasingly apparent, regulators worldwide are turning their focus to this critical area. The financial services industry has some of... [12 Nov 2009]
Microsoft's 'browser ballot' plan gets the green light
News Microsoft's plan to offer new Windows users a choice of browser - the so-called browser ballot screen - has been approved by the EC. Market testing will now go ahead for the ballot, which was created in response to EC antitrust concerns... [07 Oct 2009]