As financial services firms face the challenges of intense market volatility, the ongoing flow of sanctions, and the many other ramifications stemming from Russia’s horrifying invasion of Ukraine, they are also responding to a humanitarian crisis that has only just begun. For instance, investment bank Jefferies announced that it will holding a “Doing Good Global Trading… Read More >>
Justice Department Sharpens Its Focus on Crypto Crime
Has Vlad the Crimea Impaler lost has mind? In the wake of the assault on Ukraine, FTF News is far from the only one asking that question. What’s next? What will stop Vladimir Putin? Around the U.S. and Canada, Russian Vodka is being pulled from liquor store shelves. And if that doesn’t dissuade him from… Read More >>
Firms Need Multi-Disciplinary & Complex IT Responses to Sanctions
World events are hitting home for financial services firms as the Obama and Trump administrations have been steadily issuing a growing list of complex economic sanctions against countries that have been hotspots across the globe, including Venezuela, North Korea, Cuba, Iran, Ukraine, Russia, and Syria. These sanctions are compelling firms to formulate multi-disciplinary responses and… Read More >>
JPMorgan Cyber-Attack Spurs ‘Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt’
(Editor’s note: In a companion piece to this story, FTF News explores how the FS-ISAC, a financial services cyber threat-sharing group, is automating the sharing of threat information across the financial sector. Read about it here.) The massive cyber-security breach at JPMorgan that compromised gigabytes of sensitive data is dialing up the “fear, uncertainty and… Read More >>
