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Featured story Business Risk and Resilience

Braving the dark: Embracing and managing risk arising from Shadow IT
Obed Ooei 7 Jun 2019
In light of readily available cloud solutions, the duality of technical and business competence in the modern worker, and strategic misalignment between business and IT functions, Shadow IT has become a major concern plaguing modern organisations.
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The changing nature of software development controls in a DevOps environment
Andrew Millward 7 Jun 2019
Organisations large and small are rapidly transforming their IT functions to adopt DevOps and take their software development efforts to the next level of agility.
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What does the Global Risk Report mean for Australian companies?
Wendy Valent 7 Jun 2019
In January, the World Economic Forum published their Global Risk Report 2019, exploring economic, environmental, geopolitical, societal and technological risk factors.
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Featured story Business Risk and Resilience

Amstelveen Risk Update: Edition 1, June 2019
Amstelveen 7 Jun 2019
Welcome to the first edition of our Risk periodical, the ‘Risk Update’. We intend to produce this update on a regular basis, commenting on major trends in risk management and internal control. What does the Global Risk Report mean for Australian organisations? In this edition, Wendy Valent reviews some of the key risks identified in […]
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Featured story Compliance and Regulation

What you need to know about APRA’s Prudential Standard CPS234 Information Security
Amstelveen 6 Dec 2018
Who It Applies To The Standard applies to all APRA regulated entities, which include authorised deposit-taking institutions, general insurers, parent entities of Level 2 insurance groups, life companies, private health insurers, and Registrable Superannuation Entity licensees under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993. When It Applies From The Standard comes into effect from 1 July […]
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Featured story Compliance and Regulation

Response to Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry Interim Report
Amstelveen 26 Oct 2018
Amstelveen welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Interim Report (the report) of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (the Commission).
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Featured story Compliance and Regulation

Implementation Guide for Prudential Standard CPS 234 Information Security
Amstelveen 2 Jul 2018
From 1 July 2019, APRA regulated entities will be subject to the Prudential Standard CPS 234 Information Security. This four stage implementation guide is intended to assist with preparation for the standard coming into effect. Stage 1: Evaluate Review and update your organisation’s asset and risk registers. With the up to date context of your […]
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Featured story Compliance and Regulation

Consultation on CPS 234 Information Security requirements for all APRA-regulated entities
Amstelveen 18 May 2018
Amstelveen welcomes the opportunity to respond to APRA’s consultation on Information Security requirements for all APRA regulated entities (CPS 234). We are a specialist consultancy which works on major technology and business change projects, and enhances capability in risk management, internal audit and corporate governance functions. We work with some of Australia’s largest public and private organisations, including a number of major Authorised Deposit-Taking Institutions (ADIs), insurers, and wealth managers.
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Featured story Compliance and Regulation

Response to Review into Open Banking in Australia – Final Report
Amstelveen 23 Mar 2018
Amstelveen welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Commonwealth’s Review into Open Banking. We support the implementation of an Australian Consumer Data Right and have identified a number of pertinent considerations for its application within a banking context.
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