Regulation
315 white papers and resources
Consistency, control & compliance - automating General Ledger reconciliations
General Ledger reconciliations form a critical business control function and yet for many organisations remain a manually intensive, fragmented task. UK-based insurers Norwich Union and Prudential describe the benefits they've gained from automating this process.
Solvency II - enabling transformation through regulation
Solvency II will come into force in the UK on October 31, 2012, building on the original Basel II three pillar approach. This white paper discusses the affect on insurance companies with a view to helping those organisations understand and prepare the change.
Data Privacy Best Practices for Data Protection in Nonproduction Environments
This white paper discusses best practices for creating data privacy procedures in nonproduction environments. These environments leverage real data to test applications, housing some of the most sensitive information in an organisation, such as Social Security numbers, bank records and financials.
Need for Effective Exposure Management
Those who automate and streamline their operations most effectively will gain significant advantage. Integration is now more than ever the key to efficiency, enabling lower transaction costs and increased sales volumes.
Managing Capital Adequacy with the Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP) - Challenges and Best Practices
The key components and implications for capital adequacy and disclosure requirements resulting from the Basel II Accord are discussed in detail.
Enhancing compliance with UK and EU data protection laws when collecting employees E-mail and electronic documents
This white paper addresses digital investigations which are necessary to meet companies’ legal obligations, but which also must demonstrate respect for employees’ privacy rights under EU directives and UK data protection laws.
Laws, Regulation and Compliance: Top tips for keeping your data under your control
The challenge of complying with the growing number of changing government, industry and internal regulations designed to protect data is becoming harder and more expensive to manage. This paper outlines the rules, looks at the main threats and outlines solutions.
Southern Housing Group addresses component accounting
Majority of UK housing associations are beginning to face up to the challenges associated with moving to Component Accounting and meeting the SORP 2008 deadline and Southern Housing Group has already successfully made the move to component accounting from April 2006 and delivered its first…
Case Study -Leading Building Developer Achieves Compliance with CIS Regulations
Established in 1981, K W Linfoot plc is one of Yorkshire’s leading building developers. The company’s reputation is based on the supply of quality homes, ranging from designer apartments to individual detached family houses
The Future of Financial Reporting: A Market Perspective
Investors and other stakeholders are looking for transparency beyond the basic financial statements to better understand how businesses operate and perform. This white paper looks at emerging new indices for rating corporate governance and performance.