Compliance
IT spend focusing on ROI
Return on investments (ROI) – not merely regulatory compliance – will drive the increase in information technology (IT) investments in the top global banks in 2004, according to Group 1 Software, a Maryland-based financial services data solutions…
Basel Committee publishes paper on bank compliance functions
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published a consultation paper yesterday outlining basic guidance for banks on the structure and operation of their compliance function, and "sets out banking supervisors' views on compliance in banking…
US bulge-bracket firms get serious about compliance
US bulge-bracket firms are starting to address a number of complex compliance and ethical business issues in the wake of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by investing in technology to monitor their employees' conduct.
Getting to grips with legal risk in investment compliance
Pauline Ashall of Linklaters discusses the new compliance challenges that asset management firms are facing, and outlines the steps executives can take to mitigate legal risk.
Reputation is the biggest risk, says PwC
Reputational risk is now the biggest single risk financial institutions face, according to professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
Compliance systems are key to reputational risk, says Sullivan & Cromwell's Cohen
Regulators look to the strength of a firm's compliance system when deciding how aggressively to pursue it for rule violations, according to Rodgin Cohen, chairman of law firm Sullivan & Cromwell.
Compliance: Widening the net
In this article on anti-money laundering, Dominic Nixon and Rohan Bedi from PricewaterhouseCoopers analyse the changes to the Financial Action Task Force recommendations, and how they will affect Asia's financial institutions.
SS&C Releases Compliance Module For Camra System
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