Articles by Tom Osborn
On resilience risk, banks prepare to let the bad times roll
Lenders bolster first-line teams and upskill boards as compliance with new rules bites
For banks, change risk is inevitable; managing it, optional
Regional bank survey shows steady growth of dedicated change risk functions and adoption of leading indicators
As supplier risk grows, banks check their third-party guest lists
Dora forces rethink of KRI and appetite frameworks amid reappraisal of what constitutes a key counterparty
Baruch maintains top spot in 2025 Quant Master’s Guide
Sorbonne reclaims top spot among European schools, even as US salaries decouple
Banks feel regulatory heat on op resilience
Op Risk Benchmarking: supervisors dial up reporting expectations and on-site inspections
US cyber cops: report hacks without fear of sanction
Risk Live: Cyber incident reports won’t automatically be referred to regulators, investigators say
Banks must loosen up on ChatGPT use – risk chiefs
Risk Live: ’Shadow use’ and inability to attract new hires mean restricting access to GPTs is untenable
On geopolitical risk, G-Sibs choose their battles
Conflicts – both existing and threatened – raise concern among banks, but many are still grappling to weave the risk into their frameworks
For G-Sibs managing cyber outages, confidence makes the difference
IT disruption drops among top G-Sib concerns this year, as banks revamp models and retool risk indicators
Information security: mind the first-line gap
G-Sibs’ second-line cyber teams still growing, survey shows; others are overhauling KRIs and switching vendors
Cyber insurance costs still rising, say big banks
Op Risk Benchmarking: Cost of covering same exposure as last year now “somewhat” or “significantly” higher
Top 10 op risks: AI fears drive cyber risk to record high
External fraud re-enters top 10; change management now a top five concern
Iosco gears up for ‘intensive work’ on AI regulation
Watchdogs risk ‘falling behind the curve’, secretary-general warns; FSB also working on guidance
On cyber, FMIs seek to avoid being weapons of mass disruption
Controls focus on basic cyber hygiene, but communicating the risk remains a challenge
FMIs look to resilience planning to keep the lights on
Wary of customer and supervisory scrutiny, bourses are pouring resources into scenario planning and controls
Information security: too important to leave to the experts?
Holding a trove of sensitive data, FMIs seek greater safety through shared oversight and smarter reporting
Regulators pushing CCPs and exchanges on op risk
Op Risk Benchmarking: In latest batch of data, FMIs report growing scrutiny, plus watchdog asks for stress tests, monitoring and more