The business conduct risk intelligence report 2026

Business conduct risk is becoming more frequent, more costly and more complex. Rising incident volumes, expanding risk categories and increasing expectations around data and governance are pushing business conduct risk beyond its traditional role as a compliance function and into the core of business decision-making.

Drawing on a global survey of more than 500 C-suite executives, The business conduct risk intelligence report 2026, commissioned by RepRisk in collaboration with Oxford Economics, examines how banks, asset managers and owners, and other financial institutions are managing business conduct risk in a rapidly evolving environment.

Key findings include:

• The average number of significant business conduct risk incidents has risen 55% since 2023, alongside the higher overall costs of managing them
• 81% of executives agree that business conduct risk data will be more valuable to their company in the next three years due to more complex risks on the horizon
• 60% of firms increased investment in business conduct risk data over the past year, with more than half citing a significant incident as the trigger
• Hybrid human–artificial intelligence data models are the most widely used and most trusted approach for investment and risk decision-making, while AI-only data is trusted least
• Firms with stronger governance and integration report earlier risk detection, faster response times and lower incident severity.

This report offers data-driven insights into how C-suite executives think about business conduct risk, and what it takes to stay ahead.

Download the report to learn where the value of business conduct risk data is already being realised, and why.