Top 10 op risks: Resilience put to the test in 2026
Firms reinforce first line, ‘nth’-party diligence, scenario analysis and vendor exit plans
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Selected by 37% of overall respondents this year, resilience risk has cemented its fourth place in the top 10 operational risk rankings for the second year in a row, after jumping two places in 2024’s survey. For global systemically important banks, it is even more important, coming
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