UBS rogue trader losses highlight risk of relying on IT

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Compliance and monitoring systems are no substitute for human judgement

Storm-tossed Swiss bank UBS has confirmed that it was the failures of its control systems that allowed a rogue trader to rack up billions in undetected losses. The bank confirmed in a submission...

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