December 1, 2015 - Over 60% of risk managers at financial services firms think that the probability of a "high-impact event" on the global system has increased over the last six months, with worries about cyber-attacks driving the rising jitteriness, according to a Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation survey.

November 27, 2015 - The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) has launched an online 'Rules & Regulations Directory', providing international investors and the media with a centralized location for all 238 Taiwan capital market regulations in both English and Chinese.

November 26, 2015 - A former Goldman Sachs staffer has been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with making nearly half a million dollars by stealing non-public information from the bank's email system and using it to make illegal trades ahead of client mergers.

November 26, 2015 - The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today fined Barclays Bank (Barclays) £72,069,400 for failing to minimise the risk that it may be used to facilitate financial crime.

November 25, 2015 - The world's banks are to hike their IT and innovation budgets over the coming year to counter the growing threat from large tech companies like Apple and Google, according to a Capgemini survey of clients of core tech vendor Temenos.

November 25, 2015 - While more than two thirds (68 per cent) of online users would immediately stop using a bank or retailer if the site suffered a security attack or data breach, a quarter would continue using the site. This is according to a survey conducted for global information security and risk management company, NTT Com Security.

November 25, 2015 - Hilton Hotels has confirmed a malware breach that siphoned customer payment data at the checkout, becoming the latest hotel chain to be hacked in a spate of online assaults hitting the hospitality sector.