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Defining liquidity risk

When will firms start realising that liquidity risk contains operational risk? David Benyon argues that companies ignore this link at their peril, and looks towards a more all-encompassing approach to its management

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If liquidity is the lifeblood of a financial organisation, operational risk management ought to have a critical role in keeping the circulation going. The slightest gap or blockage to the flow could have catastrophic consequences. Practically speaking, however, firms and regulators are only just beginning to allocate sufficient time, thought and resources to mitigate the liquidity threat

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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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