Due to the benefits of Shift Left and DevOps, Quality Assurance (QA) has become an integral part of the software developers toolkit. Many financial institutions are now faced with the challenge of maintaining quality standards across software development teams whilst simultaneously automating manual testing backlogs. This is key to realising the benefits of continuous integration […]
With the deadline for the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) approaching fast – May 25th 2018, many organisations are struggling to define their requirements and assess the operational impact the changes will have on their data governance programmes. Banks with EU customers and employees will need to align their GDPR programme with their […]
With the deadline for the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) approaching fast – May 25th 2018, many organisations are struggling with how to implement the required changes and ensure compliance. Failure to comply can ultimately lead to hefty fines – up to 4 per cent of a firm’s turnover, or €20 million, whichever […]
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on 25th May 2018. By this date, organisations holding personal data for their EU customers and employees must be able to demonstrate compliance with the new regulations. The aim of GDPR is to enable data subjects (the individuals whose data is held) to have more control […]
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on 25th May 2018. By this date, organisations holding personal data for their EU customers and employees must be able to demonstrate compliance with the new regulations. The aim of GDPR is to enable data subjects (the individuals whose data is held) to have more control […]
A large international bank was struggling to keep its global DevOps programme on track and realise the full range of benefits. The bank engaged Brickendon to help speed up the implementation of the programme and to ensure the organisation adopted agile and DevOps practices globally. Brickendon’s experienced DevOps specialists were able to successfully embed DevOps […]
By Brickendon Principal Consultant Jonathan Pell What do UBS, Macquarie Bank, National Australia Bank, Google, Microsoft, KPMG and Ernst & Young all have in common? Yes, they are all global organisations, but more importantly, they have all embraced, and are advocates of, flexible and activity-based working. In today’s environment where budgets are being squeezed by […]
Data is everywhere and so are regulations, so it is not surprising that the two are having quite a large impact on each other. In fact, while it is possible to have data without regulation and regulation without data, you are highly unlikely to find one without the other in today’s highly-regulated data-orientated financial environment, […]
BCBS 239 – Compliance Attestation Framework Many organisations are struggling with the significant challenges associated with implementing BCBS 239 and in particular, the ambiguous nature of the regulation. Brickendon’s solution is a lightweight framework of evidences, linked with rationale to each paragraph, and a literal interpretation of the regulatory requirements by term. View PDF
A Tier 1 investment bank was seeking to improve its testing processes and was keen to implement Brickendon’s specialised approaches. The bank engaged Brickendon to implement the bespoke approaches and to train its own staff to use the Brickendon processes efficiently and effectively. The result was the reduction of a three-week testing cycle to six […]