Service Organisation Control (SOC) reports are the benchmark for third party reports, as they are independent and follow a formal structure to allow comparisons between…
There she was just a-walking down the street, when the car swerves to miss the dog, leaps onto the pavement and knocks her over. She…
The Cyber Threat topic remains firmly on the agenda of most boards, audit committees and industry regulators. The FCA has identified cross-sector technological challenges as…
Certain project assurance functions expect to see documentation, plans, review points and, in fact, so do some project sponsors. What happens when project teams adopt…
A fistful of words have been written on risk management – we thought it was time for a few words more. Why? Risk management can…
Conduct risk is very topical in the financial services industry and is likely to remain so for as long as scandals continue to make the…
Do attempts to understand the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) leave you feeling like you are on a “Road to nowhere”? PCI…
Every year you take it upon yourself to figure out the best place to spend on holiday with the family. You think about every detail,…
Failure to identify money laundering risks, implement robust compliance frameworks, take appropriate action for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) control breakdowns and inane errors of judgement, can…
With many businesses increasingly outsourcing their activities to third-party service providers, we look at the risks that both parties face and how those risks can…