All financial risk articles
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AnalysisPoly-crisis looms so boards and risk managers must act now
New research highlights the top threats facing organisations over the year ahead. Here’s how risk managers can tackle interconnected risks and build resilience
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AnalysisBusiness risks growing thanks to understaffed tax teams - how to manage the threats
Under-resourced tax departments are causing significant risks for global organisations, however, automation and technology may hold the answers
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AnalysisEconomic concerns replace people challenges as the biggest short-term risk for businesses
Risk managers must prepare for the return of historic threats such as inflation, interest rate rises, and currency volatility
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AnalysisWhy risk managers should harness intelligence from internal audit as recession fears grow
Despite the many economic resiliency measures internal audit functions are engaged in, they are often an overlooked key asset in supporting organisations to navigate economic uncertainty. Here’s how risk managers can work with audit teams to better plan for financial shocks.
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OpinionFaster payments are opening companies up to fraud risk - how to mitigate the threats
Baptiste Collot, co-founder and CEO of Trustpair, explores how risk managers can tighten payment controls to reduce the risk of fraud
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OpinionHow risk managers can prepare for the imminent Consumer Duty deadline
Risk functions need to integrate consumer duty requirements into their frameworks and day-to-day routines. Ryan Knapton, ERM implementation project manager at Protecht explores how this can be achieved.
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AnalysisEconomic uncertainty fuels financial, liquidity and insolvency fears
How risk managers can tackle risks to businesses driven by ongoing economic uncertainty
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AnalysisRisk of financial crisis looms - what it means for firms
Banking system strains and tightened credit supply now pose the greatest threats to the global economy
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AnalysisWhat the $30trn global liquidity gap means for risk managers
Against the backdrop of increasing credit and liquidity risk, we explore how risk managers can help their organisations to mitigate these threats
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NewsSVB crisis shows need for diversified funding options
Corporates must not put all their eggs in one basket where funding options are concerned
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NewsHSBC buys UK arm of stricken Silicon Valley Bank
Deal rescues a key lender for tech start-ups in the UK and curbs fallout from the biggest bank collapse since 2008
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OpinionRe-inventing sanctions screening
Why firms must improve compliance, drive efficiency and tackle friction as the war in Ukraine rumbles on
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NewsBusiness outlook brightens despite geopolitical fears
Worries over further severe energy market disruption have eased at the same time as China’s Covid reopening - risk survey
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NewsBusiness leaders caught in “onslaught of interconnected risks”
Economic concerns top Aviva’s risk index, as net business confidence in the UK economy plummets
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NewsFerma: Boards need risk managers’ help on sustainability
More in-depth knowledge of sustainability issues in business operations is becoming imperative, says risk association
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NewsUK regulations have ‘suffocated’ London’s competitive edge
The news comes as Prime Minister Liz Truss is set to announce sweeping reforms to the financial services industry
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NewsHowden to buy French broker CRF
It is Howden’s first acquisition in France since appointing Nicolas Aubert as CEO, Howden France
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OpinionWhat’s causing the shift towards systemic and counterparty risks?
It is no coincidence that risk management is now very high on the agenda of financial institutions across buy side and sell side
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NewsBeazley launches D&O solution for crypto companies
Crypto firms face a myriad of risks from extreme volatility to a lack of regulation
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OpinionReducing risk in a time of climate transition
Greenwashing just won’t cut it anymore - here’s what risk managers need to know