It all comes down to:

People + Policies and procedures + Technology and security = Regulations

Some examples

Basel II (EU/USA): http://www.basel-ii.info

BSI GSHB (EU): http://www.bsi.de

EU Recht (EU): http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/de

GDPdU (Germany): http://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de

GDPdU-Portal (Germany): http://www.gdpdu-portal.com

SOA-Forum (USA): http://www.sarbanes-oxley-forum.com/

Information Commissioners Office (UK): http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/