Risk Management
June 28, 2023
Europe’s banks face night time T+1 blackouts
European banks are snapping up overnight staff to avoid settlement “hotspots” flaring up across Europe, as they grapple with the...
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June 26, 2023
Banks must stress test deposit flight risk
Two key variables can help banks gauge the risk of a bank run. As the era of digital banking takes...
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June 26, 2023
Afme survey: EU banks overshoot climate stress test demands
European banks are running climate stress tests more often than mandated amid concerns that the regulator’s existing tests underestimate the...
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June 22, 2023
B2C2: cleaning up crypto amid crackdown
When UBS’s former deputy CRO, Marc van Eijck, took on the role of chief risk officer at B2C2 in May...
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June 20, 2023
Trust is the basis of sound risk management
Michael Cole-Fontayn, one of the City of London’s leading financiers, discusses the risks confronting banks, the foundations of good risk...
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June 9, 2023
Three lessons for risk managers and regulators from SVB’s collapse
The spectacular collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has reverberated throughout the US financial markets and beyond. While the fallout...
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April 28, 2023
First line of defence 'must take the lead' on risk controls
Financial institutions should review their approach to internal control functions in light of the increasing and evolving demands being placed...
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March 29, 2023
Events at SVB are a stark reminder of risk management fundamentals
Banks should take the opportunity to learn from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), not least the need to...
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January 5, 2023
Why financial services firms will need to amplify self-scrutiny in 2023
The requirements surrounding robust ESG alignment and disclosure are tightening, and firms must be prepared. Nonetheless, financial services firms have...
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October 18, 2022
Rising unpredictability requires greater awareness of potential model deterioration
Fintech lenders aim to challenge and disrupt the standard lending model offered by high street banks through greater user experience....
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August 17, 2022
Banks still vulnerable to another Archegos-type crisis
Overly generous risk weightings on certain transactions, a lack of data and stress testing loopholes means that some global systemically...
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