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Currently, there is no public transparency around the trading volume that occurs off exchange. FINRA CEO Rick Ketchum has publicly stated that “dark pools” have raised significant concerns among investors who are trying to understand them better and the trading that occurs on them.

Given this context and the fact that more and more ATSs seem to be emerging, we thought it would be useful to help define the different types of ATS, clarify the advantages/ disadvantages and highlight some of the key

Cost reduction has become a strategic driver for businesses. As a result, tech-savvy CFOs are becoming the popular choice to lead technology investment decisions.

But this paradigm shift in the CIO landscape presents additional complexities and ultimately does more harm than good. Enterprise IT run as a cost centre rather than an ‘enabler’ struggles to provide sustainable competitiveness and stifles growth and innovation. So, what do CIOs need to do to reclaim more power over IT strategy and deci

On 27^th February 2014, the National Aeronautics and Space Association (NASA), in a joint mission with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) , launched the Global Precipitation Measurement Core, a satellite based observatory designed to provide next generation observations of global snow and rainfall.

 The parallels between space exploration and risk management are many and varied, and a mission designed to track precipitation and increase the predictability of global weather patterns is e

Choosing the right areas to audit based on risk, or scoping, is the most important aspect of an audit management program. ERM provides five steps to ensure your audit program is truly risk based. The key to adding value in the internal audit process is to first determine where the biggest contributors are to the business success, also known as a risk based approach. Too often internal audits get scheduled based on a rotational basis, gut feelings or suspicions or orders from management.

1. Scoping b

While SharePoint is a good tool for file storage, it falls significantly short of delivering the capabilities a risk manager needs to analyze trends and see the relationships the job requires.

Cost & Innovation

SharePoint on the surface may look like an inexpensive solution versus commercial ERM software, however the hidden cost of IT development is rarely understood until too late. To make a SharePoint project useful, a minimum of $150,000 in labor alone invested over 2 years is required for sma

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Supporting Digital Business Transformation Part 1

I have long agreed with those in the investment community that argue analysts drive short-term thinking by managers of many publicly listed companies, which in the end destroys value. While reading this article by McKinsey entitled “Building the healthy corporation” I realised that many organisations are now fighting back.  McKinsey report that a number of firms have brought “Performance and health” into the corporate lexicon.  They explain further with:

“Just as people may seem reasonably well

I represent Occupational Performance Corporation the manufacturer of the Physical Capacity Profile System (PCP).

The PCP System is an Occupational Medicine Strength Testing System for Post Offer Pre-Employment screening.

By mitigating legitimate WC Claims, eliminating fraudulent WC Claims, reducing work place injury & creating an expeditious yet safe RTW Program, our Physical Capacity Profile System has demonstrated not only, saving employers tens, maybe hundreds, of thousands of WC Expenses but a

The move on hosted services like Dropbox storage site raises questions about what cloud users can and should do to keep their information and data secure and compliant.

Cloud security drew attention in 2012 with Dropbox's admission that usernames and passwords stolen from other websites had been used to sign into a small number of its accounts. 

A Dropbox employee had used the same password for all his accounts, including his work account with access to sensitive data . When that password was stol

Forrester recognizes growing interest in consolidated platforms

GRC has been defined up until now as targeting specific requirements of a single department or function — typically IT, compliance, or health and safety.  Since 2005, LogicManager, a leader in ERM platforms, has taken a more holistic, enterprise approach to these functions, and with the Q1 2014 Wave, Forrester has adjusted its lens, consolidating its various GRC submarket reports to reflect a “growing customer interest in consolidate

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“May I have your data?”

”Depends on who’s asking!”

Banks need data from customers to provide them with a differentiated service. They won’t get very far though, until they establish themselves as responsible and trustworthy in customers’ eyes.

While these individuals are willing to share information for a real benefit—providing historical transaction details to an account for financial planning or tax efficiency analysis, for example—they are less likely to provide information when they can’t see a

It is always interesting to me when I read yet another risk survey which identifies “Reputation Risk” as the number one or at least one of the top risks of concern for leading executives.  Reputation is not a risk.  It is an intangible asset and its value to you is enhanced or damaged by something that you or your organisation does or does not do.  Any failure to adequately manage finances, personnel, IT security (and the list is infinite) may result in damage to reputation.

Therefore, what is an

One of our business analysts recently came to me with a particularly troubling conversation he had with a prospective client. The client reported to him that while 6 months ago the appetite for ERM had been strong, the enthusiasm and excitement for the program had since waned and the risk manager was now preparing to take “micro” steps forward over the next several years.

This account is far too common for enterprise risk managers in today's environment. Hired into an energetic and new function,

In December 2013, the New York Jets played the Oakland Raiders at the Met Life stadium in New Jersey in temperatures close to freezing. Those of us at the game dressed for deep winter and watched the fourth quarter in the falling snow. Two weeks later, the Jets played their final home game in the same stadium, in 71 degrees, with the crowd wearing t-shirts and tailgating like it was late summer.

The Super Bowl will kick off at the Met Life stadium on February 2, 2014. This presents a preparation

Do you want to attain Information Security Management and looking for the best documentation kit that can help your organization to achieve ISMS certification without making any hard efforts for the same if your answer is yes then you must adopt ISO 27001 manual right now which is a part of standards of Information Security Management Systems or ISMS. The standard was first came into existence in the year 2005 and from that time, this ISO 27001 manual is being preferred more by business entrepre