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Canadian banks are expected to continue doing well relative to their global peers but aren’t necessarily shielded from the challenges plaguing the world’s financial institutions, including concerns about growth, capital, data and regulatory issues.

Regulation and compliance risks remain the most serious concern for global firms while improving strategic execution across business functions presents the most opportunity. Learn more from our latest research on the top risks and opportunities in business today.

Perhaps surprisingly, Europe ranks second only to China as the world’s most attractive investment region. How can it maintain its competitiveness as a region in the global economy in 2011? And which growth drivers – cleantech, digital innovation, or other ideas – will be the keys to its future?

Evidence of innovative IT solutions is everywhere. But you might be asking yourself, why can’t my IT team do that? You’re not alone. Our survey on IT performance explores the gap between what the C-suite expects and what IT delivers. We offer ideas for how to bridge the distance.

Canadian businesses should be prepared to face increasingly vigorous fraud investigations after the latest OECD report urges Canada to boost its anti-corruption enforcement efforts. If Canada implements the OECD recommendations, the main implications for businesses will be how payments to government officials are recorded in their books.

Businesses need to instill a new mind-set and approach toward the organization’s information security strategy which involves several layers of defense. Are you keeping your intellectual property safe enough?

Our global banking survey finds that while the trust Canadians have in their banks remains high, the battle to win over new retail banking customers will be focused largely on improving personalized attention and reducing service issues.

What keeps data security professionals up at night?  Read the 11 trends we found in the high-stakes game of privacy protection.