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In cybersecurity, as with medicine, prevention is better than cure. The news headlines are filled with tales of email hacks, phishing scams and ransomware attacks that leave firms scrambling for patches or ways to contain the damage. The fast-moving threat landscape often leaves financial organizations playing catch-up, in a whack-a-mole contest with sophisticated and well-resourced […]

The European Parliament last week approved the world’s first binding law to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI), in a move with wide implications for the financial services industry. AI technologies are powering a fast-expanding range of financial market functions, spanning everything from anti-money laundering and cybersecurity activities to customer interactions, tailoring wealth and […]

If cybercriminals can hack the corporate email accounts of Microsoft’s senior leadership team, what could they do to your cybersecurity defences? Cybersecurity was once again the top concern for European banking Chief Risk Officers surveyed by EY and the Institute of International Finance, with 82% ranking cybersecurity risk as the biggest threat to their business […]

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision to pare back its long-awaited climate-risk disclosure rules suggest the blowback against the environmental, social and governance (ESG) movement is gathering strength. The reality is ESG reporting demands are only growing. For many investment managers, the obvious answer is to turn to their fund administrator for help … […]