Risk management/Operational risk
Top 10 operational risks for 2020
The biggest op risks for 2020, as chosen by industry practitioners
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
Top 10 op risks 2020: geopolitical risk
Nationalism, trade wars and epidemics make for a heady cocktail
Top 10 op risks 2020: theft and fraud
From mega loan fraud to canteen theft, the danger is ever present
Top 10 op risks 2020: talent risk
Firms struggle to reduce headcount and fill gaps without cutting corners
Top 10 op risks 2020: conduct risk
Root-and-branch reform of bank culture remains a work in progress
Top 10 op risks 2020: organisational change
New tech has created perennial state of flux in banking, as other kinds of shake-ups continue
Top 10 op risks 2020: resilience risk
In an entwined financial system, an outage at one bank can reverberate through many more
Top 10 op risks 2020: outsourcing and third-party risk
Respondents worry about risks stemming from an opaque web of vendors with poor controls
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
Adapting to technological change in op risk management
Baker McKenzie‘s Jonathan Peddie explains how the role of operational risk manager has evolved in recent years, how financial firms are managing increasing demand for data privacy and transparency, and how technological advancements over the coming…
A growing focus on op risk
Operational risk and resilience have taken centre stage over the past year. While op risk concerns all systems and controls that deliver effective solutions against the risks financial services businesses regularly face, Jonathan Peddie, partner at Baker…
Op risk data: Citi fined $18m for failing to buy flood insurance
Also: VTB takes $535m hit from Mozambique loan fraud; Citadel Securities fined in China. Data by ORX News
Frustrated authorities resort to BCBS 239 ‘fire drills’
ECB and Finma lob impromptu data requests at banks, as BCBS 239 quietly permeates everyday supervision
Op risk data: Regulator fines tumble by $5bn in 2019
Also: Julius Baer hit with $150m Cold War-era claim, Barclays pays $87m for bond rigging. Data by ORX News
Top 10 operational risk losses of 2019
Fraud, embezzlement, tax evasion, subprime (still) and rogue trading – and Citi crops up twice. Data by ORX News
Op risk data: Brazil bank faces near-$1bn tax probe fine
Also: UBS hit for $77m for spread hikes; PPI costs top £50bn. Data by ORX News
UK regulator issues plans for bank ops resilience
Bank of England to publish formal policy for recovering from disasters in 2020
NY Fed’s Stiroh: ‘More work to be done’ on bank culture
Supervision chief warns on new risks from machine learning bias
Clearing house power-downs raise fears among members
Banks question CCP resilience to system outages, as debate swirls over non-default losses
Industry-led op risk taxonomy launches
Scheme aims to complement Basel classifications, ease peer comparison