ICA launches ICA International Diploma in Governance, Risk & Compliance in Greece
January 28, 2016 - The ICA International Diploma in Governance, Risk & Compliance is being offered for the first time in Greece in April 2016 in partnership with StudySmart. ICA qualifications are the pre-eminent qualifications for people working in compliance and money laundering prevention all over the world and can now be studied in Athens.
Nice Actimize launches compliance and policy management platform
January 20, 2016 - Nice Actimize, a NICE Systems (Nice) business and the largest and broadest provider of financial crime, risk and compliance software for the financial services industry, announces the launch of its new Actimize Notifications & Attestations compliance and policy management solution.
Asia-Pacific financial institutions unprepared for FATCA and GATCA compliance
January 21, 2016 - Financial institutions across Asia-Pacific are behind the curve when it comes to being prepared for evolving global tax reporting regulations. That's according to a recent survey by Wolters Kluwer Financial Services and the GRC Institute, which indicates that more than 90% of financial institutions in the region have not started implementing Global Account Tax Compliance Act (GATCA). These firms have no dedicated teams in place and close to 60% have not yet started discussing their strategy internally.
The International Compliance Association (ICA) launches the Advanced Certificate in Business Compliance in Spanish
January 12, 2016 - The ICA Advanced Certificate in Business Compliance is being offered for the first time in Spain in February 2016 in partnership with International Compliance Training (ICT) and Impact on Integrity España (IOI España). It has been specifically designed to meet the growing demand for highly skilled and qualified compliance professionals working outside financial services.
The International Compliance Association helps set new standards in compliance, anti money laundering and countering financial crime
December 18, 2015 - The International Compliance Association (ICA) has been working with The Financial Skills Partnership (FSP) and Skills for Justice to review the National Occupational Standards (NOS) in compliance, anti money laundering and countering financial crime.
Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Predicts Convergence of Governance, Finance, Risk and Compliance for 2016
December 16, 2015 - Next year will see banks increasingly explore ways to use insights from regulatory trends to inform boardroom decision making on risk management and strategic business topics. That's according to Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) experts at Wolters Kluwer Financial Services who predict closer integration between risk and finance functions and that banks will focus on formulating strategic, financial and operational responses to regulatory trends and market dynamics.
Goldman Sachs compliance staffer charged with insider trading
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.
Swift to expand financial crime compliance portfolio
October 12, 2015 - SWIFT announces an expansion to its financial crime compliance services portfolio with two new services coming in 2016.
