Editor’s letter
The blind leading the blind
Editor's Letter
Who dares wins
EDITOR'S LETTER
The elixir of finance
Editor's Letter
Risk and the law
Editor's letter
What's wrong with the risk-based approach?
The risk-based approach to regulation is under fire. In the UK, the Northern Rock debacle could result in a reworking of the supervisory system, which is being criticised as too hands-off. Defenders of the system point out that a failure such as Northern…
Witteveen's legacy
Editor's Letter
Time to shine
In the wake of the subprime crisis and resulting global credit crunch, operational risk practitioners must seize the opportunity to prove the value of their discipline, says Ellen Davis
The consequences of risk-based regulation
Editor's Letter
How operational risk protocols can forestall disaster
Could the subprime mortgage crisis – now estimated to have cost between $50 billion and $100 billion – be the opportunity that the discipline of operational risk has been waiting for?
Op risk can learn from Berlin's renaissance
I was in Berlin in June at a conference on business processes. Now, some people might think this is probably not how they would choose to spend their time. But the event was something of a revelation to me.
What to do with the treasure we've found?
This month, I've quite literally been around the world checking on the state of the operational risk industry. From my base in London, I've been to our conferences in both Singapore and New York.
Diligence due
Editor's letter
Dealing with the rise of Web 2.0
The rise of Web 2.0 may seem in some ways to be a subject rather remote to the normal concerns of an op risk or compliance executive.