Is Big Brother really watching?

03 Mar 2014

In recent years many investment banks have suffered significant losses due to unauthorised and / or poorly monitored trader activity. High-profile instances such as the USD $6 Billion London ‘Whale’ loss at JP Morgan and the ongoing fallout from the Libor rigging scandal have highlighted the need for the implementation of better controls and polic...

Worlds apart: The end of offshore development?

04 Nov 2013

The migration of software development to low-cost offshore locations has, thus far, been a major trend in the 21st century. Prompted by the dual challenges of reducing costs whilst simultaneously adapting to a new regulatory landscape, many large financial firms opted to migrate development functions to offshore locations, predominantly in Mid and...

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