Operational Risk NewsLatest news articles on the subject of Operational Risk, Sarbanes-Oxley and Basel II. m-Bryonic Solutions Limited provide solutions for managing process efficiency and operational risk.IT Managers Struggle to Focus on High-Priority Risks- October 29, 2004 IT executives face more risks than ever to system security, their budgets and corporate reputations. But the most they can hope for is to focus the most resources and technology investments against the worst threats and hope the lesser concerns don't leap up to bite them.http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1686882,00.asp US government slams financial sector IT recovery failings- October 29, 2004 The US Government Accountability Office has ripped into the Securities and Exchange Commission and top trading firms for failing to adequately protect their operations from risk of disruption by terrorist attacks or other disasters.http://www.finextra.com/fullstory.asp?id=12774 London 'a haven' for money launderers- October 28, 2004 Failure to regulate operators of "shell companies" that allow criminals to hide ill-gotten assets is making London a haven for money-launderers, an influential report will warn on Friday.http://news.ft.com/cms/s/58f3f296-2903-11d9-836c-00000e2511c8.html FSA to crack down on financial fraud risks- October 26, 2004 The Financial Services Authority is to step up its examination of bank anti-fraud safeguards in an effort to cut down on soaring levels of financial crime.http://www.finextra.com/fullstory.asp?id=12755 Embattled Marsh probes UK arm for price fixing- October 24, 2004 At the world's biggest insurance broker, Marsh & McLennan, has hired Freshfields, the law firm, to conduct a thorough investigation into whether its London operation is guilty of "price fixing and collusion".http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8209-1325170,00.html Red tape brings a boom in jobs- October 24, 2004 A surge in financial rules has created 40,000 jobs for compliance officers.http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8209-1325173,00.html Technology Risk - Basel II Driving IT Investments, Data Quality as a Key Issue for Risk Management- October 22, 2004 A study of 1,700+ banks from 63 countries has revealed that improving data quality is regarded as a key issue for risk management - and that regulatory requirements including Basel II and Sarbanes-Oxley are driving substantial investments in IT.http://www.garp.com/risknews/newsfeed.asp?Category=6&MyFile=2004-10-22-9592.html Operational Risk SEC Charges Qwest With Accounting and Financial Fraud- October 22, 2004 SEC charged Qwest Communications International Inc., one of the largest telecommunications companies in the United States, with securities fraud and other violations of the federal securities laws.http://www.garp.com/risknews/newsfeed.asp?Category=6&MyFile=2004-10-22-9588.html Three leave Citi over scandal- October 20, 2004 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three top Citigroup Inc. executives, including Vice Chairman Deryck Maughan, are leaving the world's largest financial services firm in the wake of a scandal at its Japanese private banking unit.http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/20/news/fortune500/citigroup.reut/index.htm Technology Risk - IT Scrambles to Meet Sarb-Ox Controls Deadline- October 20, 2004 The rush is on because many companies failed to grasp the amount of work that would be required and because of miscommunication between IT managers and the finance departments that typically run Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance projectshttp://www.riskcenter.com/story.php?id=9576&PHPSESSID=0e498b12c572e8b618ef04aeab857d8a |