Wednesday, September 20, 2006

ICT - Compliance and the Regulatory Environment


What does the term 'compliance' describe?
The term compliance describes the ability to act according to an order, set of rules or request.

In the context of financial services businesses compliance operates at two levels.

Level 1 - compliance with the external rules that are imposed upon an organisation as a whole

Level 2 - compliance with internal systems of control that are imposed to achieve compliance with the externally imposed rules.

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