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Measuring Operational Risk: How the Mistakes Add Up

Among the most common operational mistakes cited by two dozen operations executives contacted by Securities Industry News last week: IT glitches; failed settlement of trades, incorrect valuations, unreconciled transactions among counterparties and service providers; and erroneous processing of corporate action notifications.

Small Brokers Fight Auditing Proposal

Small brokerage firms are taking their fight against having their accountants subject to regulation by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to the Senate.