July 7, 2016, saw the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) publish fresh guidance in order to clarify the requirements which apply to the financial services firms it regulates when outsourcing to the cloud. http://www.fca.org.uk/static/fca/article-type/news/fg16-5.pdf When the FCA talks about the cloud, it is referring to the full range of cloud solutions which have evolved (such […]

On 7 July 2016, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its finalised guidance (the Guidance), “FG16/5 – Guidance for firms outsourcing to the ‘cloud’ and other third-party IT services”. http://bit.ly/29ofvk8 http://bit.ly/2a4UhDH FCA Guide Aims The Guidance aims to clarify the requirements on firms when outsourcing to the cloud and other third-party IT service providers. It […]