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Having dual controls, e.g. capture by one person & verification or review by another person.   
Having dual controls, e.g. capture by one person & verification or review by another person.   
Also tasks segregated between departments - each of the following departments cannot perform tasks for other departments, each is separate - front office, risk management, compliance, legal, operations, finance,  
Also tasks segregated between departments. In a larger organisation each of the following departments cannot perform tasks for other departments, each is separate - front office, risk management, compliance, legal, operations, finance,  
etc.  
etc.  
Within each department, responsibilities are split & access rights to systems & information is on a need to have basis to perform the tasks.
Within each department, responsibilities are split & access rights to systems & information is on a need to have basis to perform the tasks.
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Fraud]]
* [[Fraud]]
* [[Front office]]


[[Category:Ethics]]
[[Category:Ethics]]
[[Category:Treasury_operations_infrastructure]]
[[Category:Treasury_operations_infrastructure]]

Revision as of 05:58, 6 October 2015

Splitting responsibilities within a process between different individuals or parts of an organisation, to reduce the risk of fraud.

Having dual controls, e.g. capture by one person & verification or review by another person. Also tasks segregated between departments. In a larger organisation each of the following departments cannot perform tasks for other departments, each is separate - front office, risk management, compliance, legal, operations, finance, etc. Within each department, responsibilities are split & access rights to systems & information is on a need to have basis to perform the tasks.

See also