August 23, 2013 - A spate of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks have been providing cover for the theft of millions of dollars at three US banks, according to Gartner.

August 23, 2013 - Bloomberg has said it will create and enforce stronger barriers between its news services and financial data units to stop reporters accessing client information.

August 21, 2013 - IBM today announced the industry's first integrated enterprise risk management solution that helps financial services clients maximize profitability, ease compliance and boost risk- aware decision making.

August 20, 2013 - Advent Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADVS), a leading provider of software and services for the global investment management industry, and Advise Technologies, LLC, an award-winning provider of software solutions for private fund managers and their service providers, today announced a collaboration to provide tools to help hedge funds, hedge fund administrators, and private equity managers meet a range of regulatory reporting requirements.

August 16, 2013 - The Securities and Exchange Commission today joined the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)'s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in issuing a staff advisory on business continuity and disaster recovery planning.

August 14, 2013 - Having sent out subpoenas to 22 bitcoin-related firms, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has confirmed that it is pondering new rules for virtual currencies.

August 14, 2013 - Financial organizations across the globe expect capital adequacy requirements tied to Basel III and the Dodd-Frank Act to be a leading source of regulatory pressure as well as stress testing and internal risk models.