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Finance, banking and insurance sector archive

Canada financial sector business continuity test scheduled
The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada will lead a sector test on September 10, 2011.
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•Date: 17th Dec 2010 • Region: Canada •Type: Article

Recognising the risk-mitigating impact of insurance in operational risk modelling
A new paper has been released by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
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•Date: 2nd Nov 2010 • Region: World •Type: Article

Security professionals are missing key information risks
Citicus is warning that financial organizations are neglecting key risks to their information systems by focusing too narrowly on technical data security controls.
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•Date: 28th Oct 2010 • Region: World •Type: Article

Real IRA warns mainland banks to expect attacks
English banks and bankers are now potential targets for the Real IRA according to a statement made to the Guardian newspaper.
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•Date: 16th Sept 2010 • Region: UK •Type: Article

CFTC issues proposed business continuity and disaster recovery regulation for DCMs and DCOs
Requires same-day recovery time objectives for trading and clearing as well as geographic dispersal of infrastructure
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•Date: 16th July 2010 • Region: US •Type: Article

SunGard creates new enterprise risk management framework
In collaboration with Microsoft and HP.
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•Date: 16th July 2010 • Region: World •Type: Article

Deloitte 2010 security survey: financial institutions making identity and access management tools their top priority
Security practices of financial institutions evolve.
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•Date: 11th June 2010 • Region: World •Type: Article

European Commission launches debate on corporate governance in financial institutions
As part of its work on preventing a future financial crisis the European Commission has launched a public consultation on reforming corporate governance in financial institutions. More details.
•Date: 3rd June 2010 • Region: Europe •Type: Briefing

APRA consults on prudential reporting requirements for Basel II
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released for consultation a discussion paper and proposed amendments to relevant prudential reporting standards and forms in relation to proposals to enhance the Basel II Framework in Australia. Written submissions in relation to the consultation package should be submitted by 1 June 2010. More details.
•Date: 7th May 2010 • Region: Australia •Type: Briefing

PricewaterhouseCoopers issues Basel warning
Wider economic implications of proposals to strengthen the resilience of the banking sector have not sufficiently been thought through and could hamper economic growth.
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•Date: 23rd April 2010 • Region: World •Type: Article

Further crises inevitable unless ethics improve
Financial sector crisis was not caused by any technical or process failure in risk management but by failures in culture and ethics: HBOS ‘whistleblower’ Paul Moore.
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•Date: 22nd April 2010 • Region: UK/World •Type: Article

IIROC postpones business continuity test again
Test which was rescheduled from 2009 to 2010 now postponed until September 2011.
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•Date: 20th April 2010 • Region: Canada •Type: Article

FSA releases ‘Insurance Resilience Benchmarking Report’
Provides an initial assessment of how prepared the UK insurance sector is for disruptions.
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•Date: 14th April 2010 • Region: UK •Type: Article

Basel Committee consults on principles for enhancing banking governance
Risk management at the heart of the proposals.
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•Date: 31st March 2010 • Region: World •Type: Article

Market-wide Exercise 2009 report published
The UK’s Tripartite financial authorities have published its summary report of last November’s financial sector business continuity exercise.
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•Date: 10th Feb 2010 • Region: UK •Type: Article

APRA releases guidance on the management of security risk in information and information technology
Aims to target areas where APRA’s ongoing supervisory activities continue to identify weaknesses.
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•Date: 3rd Feb 2010 • Region: Australia •Type: Article

Global Banking Banana Skins 2010
Poll identifies top threats to banks.
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•Date: 3rd Feb 2010 • Region: World •Type: Article

Institute of Actuaries releases new enterprise risk management paper
‘ERM for insurance companies – adding the investor’s point of view’.
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•Date: 27th Jan 2010 • Region: UK/World •Type: Article

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