Risk management/Operational risk
Life’s a breach: banks settle uncomfortably into GDPR
A year into exacting data privacy regulation, ramifications are becoming more tangible
Stoplight system could spot imminent meltdowns – study
Proposed traffic light system sifts through transaction data for signs of trouble
Modelling cyber losses could get easier – study
Cyber losses behaved much like non-cyber losses when grouped by severity, so perhaps less data is needed
Smart weaponry aids bank fight against money laundering
Advanced algos and machine learning gain credence as regulators encourage innovation
Op risk data: Europe’s AML drive follows Danske and ING slips
Also: top five losses include mortgage penalty for Citi and reporting fines for Goldman, UBS. Data by ORX News
The future of operational risk management
As the efficiency of operational risk management remains a top priority and pressure to maximise value increases, emerging technology could prove crucial. Nitish Idnani, leader of oprisk management services at Deloitte, explores how the oprisk management…
Fed preps draft white paper on cyber risk
US regulator seeks industry input for initiative on classifying and modelling threats
UBS hires Finma banks chief amid risk reorg
Schoch move comes after bank carves op risk and compliance unit out of central risk function
Cyber modelling masks scale of potential losses, study finds
Different statistical approaches produce big variations in future loss estimates, says Esma researcher
FCA steps up anti-money laundering spot checks
UK watchdog changes fincrime head amid speculation AML spot visits increasing because of critical FATF review
Op risk capital: looking back in anger
Top 10 op risks survey shows industry has sights set on the horizon, even when regulators are looking backwards
Top 10 op risks 2019: theft and fraud
Rogue employees are costly, but the thought of cyber mayhem dominates managers’ concerns
Top 10 op risks 2019: outsourcing and third-party risk
Perfecting internal controls is meaningless when lax oversight of outsourcing offers back-door vulnerability
Top 10 operational risks for 2019
The biggest op risks for 2019, as chosen by industry practitioners
Top 10 op risks 2019: Brexit
UK departure from European Union could result in “every operational risk you’ve ever seen”
Top 10 op risks 2019: regulatory risk
Money laundering and threats to personal data have regulators spooked
Top 10 op risks 2019: organisational change
Missteps during strategic change open up a grab bag of different risks
Top 10 op risks 2019: IT failure
Worries amplified by conspicuous mishaps and regulators’ new focus on operational resilience
Top 10 op risks 2019: IT disruption
Cyber attacks present multi-faceted threat, but banks and regulators are fighting back
Top 10 op risks 2019: data compromise
Big data provides big target for hackers, as banks wrestle with risk of monetary and reputational loss
Top 10 op risks 2019: mis-selling
Concern over sales practices remains amid economic and political uncertainties
Top 10 op risks 2019: data management
GDPR fuels fears of mega-fines for data-handling missteps
Data theft leads top 10 op risks survey for 2019
Fears of data breaches eclipse concerns over disabling cyber attack; IT failure and Brexit enter top 10