Information security
Science friction: some tire of waiting for quantum’s leap
Use cases for new tech are piling up – from CVA to VAR. But so are the obstacles
Banks aim to close op risk stress test capital gap
Standardising stress drivers could help smooth differences between bank loss estimates
Cyber risk solution of the year: GBG
Asia Risk Technology Awards 2020
Covid forces banks to focus on vendor risk
Firms eyeing financial well-being of critical suppliers, and seeking alternatives
Hacking threats growing in work-from-home era, fear CISOs
Covid-enforced remote working creates new threats and vulnerabilities for bad actors to exploit, say cyber experts
Esma calls for full audits of cloud providers
Regulator says firms must negotiate access rights to books and premises of providers
Mental health: the new frontline for risk management
Rise in stress and anxiety among locked-down staff could open up banks to range of risks
Elevating enterprise resiliency practices to combat business challenges and disruptions
Hosted by Risk.net and RSA, this webinar explores the latest in enterprise resiliency strategies and how they can be effectively communicated throughout all parts of your organisation
Covid-19 – Developing resiliency to ensure business continuity
Covid-19 has forced firms worldwide to question how they plan for, build and maintain resiliency to ensure business continuity. With operational and cyber risk departments now firmly concentrating on pandemic action plans and emerging risks, this webinar…
Virus weakens banks’ defences against internal fraud
Stressed markets and remote working leave firms vulnerable to op risks and cyber attacks
Banking regulator: beef up security in Covid-19 remote working era
OCC security controller warns cybercriminals exploiting wider attack surface created by remote working
Coronavirus is testing op risk managers to the limit
No amount of stress testing can prepare firms for the risks they’re facing, says Ariane Chapelle
Of rats and men: would member compensation imperil CCPs?
CCPs and members split over whether compensation after default losses is moral hazard or fair
Top 10 op risks 2020: regulatory risk
New technology and reams of red tape make non-compliance fines more likely
Top 10 op risks 2020: IT disruption
Risk of downed systems, from hack or outage, continues to make op risk managers fret
Top 10 op risks 2020: data compromise
Hackers, thieves and wobbly in-house data management keep this category near the top of the list
IT disruption chief concern in Top 10 Op Risks survey 2020
Risk managers cite data compromise, theft & fraud and third-party risk among other top worries
Exploring new investment prospects in volatile markets
Custom and traditional proprietary indexes have been growing in popularity and actively transforming the investment landscape. Financial products linked to indexes are thriving, enabling more efficient access to the market, whether it is equity, bonds or…
ICAAP/ILAAP – Unlocking business value from capital and liquidity assessment
Regulators consider banks’ internal capital adequacy and assessment process (ICAAP) and internal liquidity adequacy assessment process (ILAAP) important tools in managing risk. The European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) updated guidance – which came into effect…
Bank disruptors: Barclays finds blockchain nirvana
USC could transform financial markets. But first, backers must prove it is secure
Cyber risk tops EBA poll of operational risks
Bank analysts say money laundering, conduct and legal risk are pressing challenges, too
Death, taxes and technology risk
Exchanges must plan for the certainty that their technology will fail, sometimes
CCPs, margin ease and equity option freeze
The week on Risk.net, November 23–29, 2019
Clearing house power-downs raise fears among members
Banks question CCP resilience to system outages, as debate swirls over non-default losses