FCA warns asset management industry facing cyber risks

Lack of knowledge and understanding at board level

Mike Sheen
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The asset management industry suffers from a lack of expertise and preparedness with regard to cyber security, and is risking "serious harm to its clients" and the wider market, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned.

In a multi-firm review of the asset management and wholesale banking sectors published today (10 December), the FCA also found an overreliance on third-party service providers and a lack of understanding of cyber risk from board and management level individuals. Half of asset managers to increase cybersecurity expenditure in 2018 following rise in cyber attacks The firms selected varied in size, scale, operating models and geography, with the asset managers polled ranging from £15bn to £500bn in AUM, according to the regulator. The report found that boards and management committees...

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