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Naked to the extreme

Emerging evidence suggests increasingly common computer-driven extreme events are a power law phenomenon. This should make them easier to avoid. But, asks Jonathan Rosenoer, is anyone learning this valuable lesson?

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"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."

Albert Einstein

Computer technology is now embedded into the fabric of our economy. The benefits are undeniable, and many are due to inter-networking, which has flattened the world and put knowledge and business processes at our fingertips.

There is a downside, however, that accompanies this shift to an

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Emerging trends in op risk

Karen Man, partner and member of the global financial institutions leadership team at Baker McKenzie, discusses emerging op risks in the wake of the Covid‑19 pandemic, a rise in cyber attacks, concerns around conduct and culture, and the complexities of…

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