September 13, 2012 - Following the recent high profile cases of senior fraud and online security managers being caught up with fraudulent activity, UKFraud’s Special Interest Group (SIG) for Corporate Fraud Prevention has drawn up a new set of benchmarks which will help organisations identify the signs that something is awry. The SIG also outlines the most effective strategies for countering these risks.

September 4, 2012 - Major UK banks have been urged to make sure they put strong measures in place to prevent any software glitches occurring in their company.

September 3, 2012 - A senior Bank of England executive has called for a rethink of the Basel Capital Accord, suggesting instead that regulatory bodies rip up the rule-books and adopt a simpler judgement-based supervisory approach.

August 27, 2012 - The Federal Reserve Board is considering changes to the implementation timeline for the annual company-run stress test requirements required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

August 24, 2012 - The rapid increase in the amount of digital data that needs to be stored is pressuring organizations to increase capital expenditures associated with the acquisition of storage capacity and operating expenses associated with management of this capacity.

August 24, 2012 - Risk Management has long been recognised as a priority for CFOs. With the fluid nature of risk it can't be easily addressed at quarterly or monthly meetings, or incorporated into routine compliance programmes. It is necessary to integrate risk management into daily decision-making, strategy-setting and performance management.

August 22, 2012 - With e-commerce booming, the government and police must take the associated multi-million pound criminal threat more seriously, says the British Retail Consortium (BRC).