From the monthly archives:

April 2010

Banks Assessing Risk Formula – Keep Security Also in Mind

April 14, 2010

This week the FDIC announced a fee proposal for banks to help try to capture and determine risks. The logic is the more increased the risk factors the more chances the institution may fail. With this new proposal, the FDIC will take into consideration a bank’s asset concentrations, credit quality measures and any underperforming assets. [...]

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iPad Review

April 12, 2010

Okay, so I’ve had my iPad for over a week now (yes, always an early adopter.) I premise this post with a few things. First, I already have many other Apple products including a Macbook Pro, a MacAir, various iPod versions and the like. I also have the first edition of the Kindle that I [...]

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Acquiring Executive Managements Buyoff on Social Media Risk

April 9, 2010

If you have followed my advice thus far, you now have some sort of risk framework and assessment of your social media footprint. How accurate and encompassing this footprint is thus far is probably difficult to establish, but it is still relevant information regarding your company. What can you do to bring it to managements [...]

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Making Compliance a Priority for Company Longevity

April 2, 2010

Yesterday the SEC announced their first Chief Compliance Officer, Kathleen Griffin. This newly created position is focused on internal employee compliance. This announcement had me thinking that even a regulatory body such as the SEC has internal employee compliance issues that need to be addressed. More and more companies are seeing the value of creating [...]

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