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U.S. Banker July 2007 Karen Krebsbach	After Estonia Cyber Attacks, U.S. Frets Over Potential Cyber War The U.S. Treasury Department's decision to sponsor an industry-wide exercise this fall for the financial-services sector to test its ability to respond to a pandemic crisis is taking on a different, and more sinister tone.
Bank Technology News December 2007	Resiliency: Broadband Needs to Get Much Broader Much of banks' contingency plans rely on their ability to get work completed remotely. While a simultaneous drop in the communications and electric workforces may affect banks, the real concern is the availability of bandwidth.
Wall Street & Technology May 25, 2005 Anthony Guerra	Operation Topoff The trade associations that are responsible for ensuring that the financial services industry is ready to respond to a terrorist attack found April's Topoff 3 test the perfect backdrop against which to test their procedures.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2006 Doug Bartholomew	Plan for Worst-Case Scenarios Should the avian flu pandemic occur, the U.S. government has created basic guidelines to help companies continue operations.
BusinessWeek November 28, 2005 John Carey	Avian Flu: Business Thinks The Unthinkable Experts say most companies don't yet realize how serious the economic effects of a pandemic could be. But some executives are starting to confront the real chance of panicked workers, supply disruptions, and economic upheaval.
U.S. Banker May 2007 Rebecca Sausner	Disaster Planning: Plans Focus on Employees Instead of Infrastructure Pandemic flu prompts need for virtual workplace.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Buying Treasuries Direct You can buy bonds commission-free from the federal government.
Investment Advisor September 2006 Dave Kieffer	IA Soapbox: Are You in Pandemic Denial? Under a severe flu scenario, the global just-in-time economy will buckle. Most financial advisors will want their clients to sit this out. But you might have only a day, more likely hours, to attend to your clients' interests.
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	Crisis Management Building owners and managers have another reason to dust off their emergency preparedness plans -- the growing threat of avian flu.
Managed Care July 2006 Ed Silverman	Managed Care Prepares For the Worst To cope with the possibility of an avian flu pandemic, health plans are devising ways to function even when their providers are being overrun and the insurers themselves face a vastly depleted workforce.
OCC Bulletin February 5, 2002	Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering A proposed rule will affect correspondent accounts for foreign shell banks and recordkeeping and termination of correspondent accounts for foreign banks...
Bank Systems & Technology February 1, 2007 Art Gillis	2007: In Your Dreams This author has been telling it like it is in the banking technology industry for 36 years. Here, he offers his unique outlook for 2007.
InternetNews December 22, 2005 David Needle	Most Companies Ill Prepared for Pandemic A new Basex report says that most large companies don't have the right policies to handle extended absenteeism and other pandemic related issues.
Bank Systems & Technology November 11, 2008 Orla O'Sullivan	TARP May Need Tech Vendors: Kashkari Intimates A technology system may automatically decide which of thousands of banks applying for direct government funding from the bailout fund get it.
BusinessWeek September 19, 2005 Catherine Arnst	A Hot Zone In The Heartland Little could be done to contain a deadly avian flu outbreak. Right now, the U.S. has no national pandemic preparedness plan, either for treating large numbers of patients or for dealing with the resulting economic and social disruptions.
Chemistry World February 2006	Editorial: Fighting Avian Flu Participants at a world avian flu conference in Beijing committed to increasing cooperation on global vaccine and anti-viral research and development.
Wall Street & Technology October 20, 2006	Crisis Plans Undercut U.S. companies have upgraded their infrastructures to ensure functionality in the event of a pandemic, but few are willing to increase IT budgets to cover the additional expenses, according to a survey.
Bank Systems & Technology April 28, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz	No Swine Flu Emergency Yet, but Banks Should Keep Eyes Open Although it's not yet time to push the panic button, it is still important for banks to monitor something like the spread of swine flu closely and to take stock of their disaster recovery plans.
Bank Systems & Technology November 21, 2008 Orla O'Sullivan	TARP Can't Stanch Financial Crisis, Experts Say Experts agree that the U.S. government's $700 billion bank bailout program is insufficient to spur lending because banks still have far from an optimal balance of debts to assets.
Entrepreneur August 2006 Chris Penttila	The Hot Zone Prepare your business for the outbreak of bird flu or any other possible pandemic before you're really in trouble.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2003 Chere LaRose-Senne	Congress Revisits the Issue of Banks Selling and Managing Real Estate Commercial real estate professionals should stay informed on the progress of the Community Choice in Real Estate Act.
U.S. Banker October 2007 Karen Krebsbach	Doing the Regulatory Revamp Dance America's bank-regulatory system is once again under the microscope, but for the first time in decades, it is under serious consideration for reorganization.
Registered Rep. August 16, 2013 Lauren Barack	Hackers At The Gate "FINRA expects cyber security to remain a regulatory focus for the foreseeable future," Susan Axelrod, FINRA's executive vice president for Regulatory Operations said at the PLI Seminar in October.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2008 Alex Dumortier	US Bancorp's Double Opportunity Strong banks can take market share in a crisis and US Bancorp appears to be doing just that.
BusinessWeek January 29, 2009 Theo Francis	Creating a Bank to Take on Toxic Assets Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner proposes, a "bad bank" to buy up some of the toxic securities weighing down financial institutions. Here's one way the approach could be structured.
InternetNews May 26, 2006 Michael Hickins	Throwing The Book at Pandemics In preparation for the next time Mother Nature attacks, most companies have established business continuity plans that rely to a great extent on the nation's Internet backbone to provide the infrastructure for telecommuting.
Bank Systems & Technology June 21, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz	Treasury Services Are Proving to be a Beacon Amid the Dark Economy for Banks With the retail banking industry struggling to stay afloat, banks' treasury services businesses are increasingly proving their worth amid a turbulent economy.
AskMen.com	Swine Flu: Pandemic On The head of the World Health Organization says the swine flu outbreak appears to have reached pandemic proportions.
Bank Systems & Technology October 14, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz	U.S. Govt. Unveils Bank Buy-in Plan Also, Treasury announced it will apply compensation restrictions to the most highly compensated executives down the corporate ladder.
Investment Advisor May 2006 Ryan G. Murphy	Catching up with... An interview with Milton Ezrati, senior economic and marketing strategist with Lord Abbet on the possible avian flu pandemic's role in the financial world.
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2005 Patrick Clinton	From the Editor: It Never Changes (Until It Does) Change is bubbling around through the industry, its customers, and its regulators. Should pharmaceutical companies be doing the equivalent of taking two aspirin and calling in the morning or building an ark?
Bank Systems & Technology March 27, 2008 Lisa Valentine	The Bank of San Antonio Offers Big-Bank Services With a Small-Bank Touch By relying heavily on outsourcing IT and partnering with technology providers, The Bank of San Antonio offers big bank products and services in a community banking environment.
Bank Systems & Technology October 4, 2006 Nancy Feig	Treasury Management Technology: Businesses Look to Banks Treasury's ability to impact the bottom line is gaining increased recognition at the C-levels of leading organizations, driving adoption of more-sophisticated and better integrated treasury automation solutions.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2008	2008: A Glass-Half-Full Kind Of Year? An economic prediction from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.
Finance & Development December 2005	In Brief Bird Flu Action Plan... Digital Divide Harms Growth... Africa Fighting Desertification... Work Longer... Events in 2006...
Fast Company July 2006 Jennifer Reingold	Mastering Disaster The worst is yet to come - and, believe it or not, someone is preparing for it. As the threats to companies proliferate, business-continuity planners like D'Aquanni are acquiring new organizational stature - and much tougher jobs.
CFO December 1, 2007 Karen M. Kroll	Flu Diligence New software programs help companies gauge the potential business impact of a pandemic. FluWorkLoss... Infectious Disease Modeling... etc.
Scientific American November 2005	Preparing for the Worst Flu season comes every year as reliably as hurricane season. If America shores up our defenses against both, we will be in a much stronger position when the "big ones" hit.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2008 Alex Dumortier	Conspiracy Watch: Goldman Spreads Its Tentacles Goldman Sachs' top financial institutions banker will take a temporary leave to advise Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson on the banking crisis.
Bank Systems & Technology May 25, 2006 Maria Bruno-Britz	Corporates' Wishes Are Banks' Commands Between industry consolidation and the entrance of new players in the market, banks have their work cut out for them when it comes to serving business customers and meeting their demands.
U.S. Banker November 2009 Cheyenne Hopkins	PPIP Finally Ready, But Who's Selling? Now that a government program to buy up toxic assets finally appears ready to fly, many observers are wondering if there is any need for it.
Wall Street & Technology January 5, 2006 Cory Levine	BCP Testing Continues The securities industry successfully completed Phase 2 of its business continuity planning (BCP) test on Oct. 15, organized and conducted as part of the continued effort to assess the resilience of securities markets.
OCC Bulletin March 15, 2006	Influenza Pandemic Preparedness This interagency advisory is intended to raise awareness regarding the threat of a pandemic influenza outbreak and its potential impact on the delivery of critical financial services.
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Bank Systems & Technology March 30, 2007 Peggy Bresnick Kendler	What It Takes to Serve the Small and Mid-Size Business Market Banks looking to build their presence in the small and mid-size business market should focus on providing online tools that can help these customers become more efficient in handling their cash management and payment needs.
Financial Advisor August 2006 Karen DeMasters	What If ... ? Financial advisors debate talking with clients about what to do if a viral pandemic strikes U.S.
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