4425 Results from /regulation
Robert Siciliano Security Analyst at Safr.me
As long as identity thieves continue to breach databases and steal Social Security numbers, new account fraud will plague the public. New account fraud refers to financial identity theft in which the victim’s personal identifying information and good credit standing are used to create new accounts, which are then used to obtain products and service...
12 February 2011 /security /regulation
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, many single people return to thoughts of finding love online. But while your head is in the online clouds, you should know – and sorry to sound like a parent – that cyberscammers may be there with you looking to take advantage of your vulnerable heart. To help you stay safe on Valentine’s Day and year-round...
In a small Maine town, local school officials buck state requirements and tell parents not to give out their child’s Social Security number. The Bangor Daily reports “School departments across the state are required by a new state law to collect students’ Social Security numbers for all enrolled this fall. Parents, however, should know that they c...
09 February 2011 /security /regulation
Retired Member
Of course we should (says the mainstream economist). Moderate levels of inflation (2 per cent) may be acceptable for they help greasing the wheels of an economy. But as soon as inflation swings to the exciting side of 5 per cent for a prolonged period of time, its true nature surfaces. Given we are slowly ridding ourselves from the shackles of a t...
09 February 2011 /regulation /retail
When part of an organization’s system gets compromised, its entire reputation can take a hit. Nasdaq OMX Group Inc.’s confirmation Monday that one of its systems had been hacked emphasizes wider security issues facing the capital markets. The public still doesn’t know whether the attack was an attempt to look around the Web-based system — in which ...
08 February 2011 /regulation
I mentioned ‘netting sets' in a previous blog on OTC clearing as a key focus of much debate at a recent OTC derivatives conference. To me, there seems to be some confusion around usage of the term within the subject of OTC clearing, and I've heard it used in a number of contexts. We can potentially talk about the netting of ‘positions' as well as ...
07 February 2011 /regulation /wholesale Financial Risk Management
Most of us would have no idea Egypt had pulled the plug on the Internet unless it was splashed all over the news. However one company called iovation knew right away. Basically “just like that” the up to 1000 fraud checks they receive every hour out of Egypt dropped to zero. At first glance one would think there was some type of meltdown or maybe E...
02 February 2011 /security /regulation
Miloslav Hoschek Freelancer at e-Silk Road, NGO
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision may create for a 2020s decade the next generation of ANTI-DEFLATION global banking rules based on negative interest rates, simply "Basel IV Accords".... cont. copyright Miloslav HOSCHEK PhD independent consultant mhoschek/ad/gmail.com
02 February 2011 /regulation Payments strategies 2015-2020-2030
My another passion is to understand how to identify and sign documents/ agreements online. To understand the complexity of this issue, I would like you to describe your local law and methods how you are identified when logging in to third party solutions? Second thing, what your local law says about methods which are valid to identify. So far I kn...
While speaking at the OTC Derivatives and Counterparty Risk conference in London last week, I noticed a number of recurring themes which continued to pop up throughout the day. Most of the conference presentations touched upon the topics of margin and collateral management, netting sets and wrong-way risk. As mentioned in my previous blog (Adding...
31 January 2011 /regulation /wholesale Financial Risk Management
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