TKB certifies Compliance Management according to ISO standard
Thurgauer Kantonalbank (TKB) recently obtained the ISO certificate 19600 for its compliance management system. TKB is the first bank in Switzerland to be awarded this certificate.
Thurgauer Kantonalbank (TKB) has had its compliance management system certified in accordance with ISO standard 19600. The certificate confirms that the bank fully implements the recommendations of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for developing, implementing, evaluating and improving an effective compliance management system.
With the certification, TKB wants to ensure a permanently high quality in the area of compliance. TKB is the first bank in Switzerland to have its compliance management certified. In the course of the certification, the fulfilment of over 240 requirements in seven areas - organisation, management, planning, processes, operation, evaluation and improvement - was checked. The certification must be renewed every three years.
TKB already has two ISO certificates. Since 2004, the bank has been certified as an overall organisation according to the ISO 9001 standard. In 2009, the bank was certified according to the ISO 20000 standard, which certifies that TKB has a professional IT management system.
