Governance
EBA’s Campa on simplifying EU regulations and supervising stablecoins
Departing pan-European supervision chief discusses advancing the banking union, streamlining implementation of new rules, financial resilience, and stepping down early
Ninety-one per cent of banks have specialist teams for resilience risk
Latest survey shows regulatory pressure is driving broader framing of resilience, beyond IT and cyber
Barr slams weakening of bank supervisory tests
Fed governor warns deregulation during boom times ushers in crises
Agent-based modeling for decentralized autonomous organizations and decentralized finance
The authors propose agent-based modeling for the study of decentralized finance and decentralized autonomous organizations.
Why AI-enhanced risk management is vital for open finance
In bank-fintech partnerships, AI can be both a source of operational risk and a solution to it
Wells Fargo’s seven-year freeze sees rivals surge ahead
Risk density and loan growth lagged as Fed enforced asset cap
Taking the sting out: exchanges and CCPs bolster scenario toolkits
As cyber threats ramp up, the world’s largest exchanges re-assume the worst
Technology is a double-edged sword for FMIs
Exchanges and clearing houses rely on third-party vendors for vital systems, but outsourcing can also lead to duplication and waste
Vendor oversight splinters across FMIs
Op Risk Benchmarking: firms grapple with “chaos” of third-party rule changes, amid growing recognition of cyber and resilience threats
Default risk in the era of environmental, social and governance ratings: a comparative analysis of divergence
The authors investigate links between ESG ratings divergence and default risk, finding firms demonstrating better ESG performance show lower default risk.
Top 10 op risks: Why cyber risk looms larger than its losses
Fast-moving threat landscape and increased supplier concentration keep infosec top of the table
Rostin Behnam’s unfinished business
Next CFTC chair must finish the work Behnam started on crypto regulation and conflicts of interest
Why there is no fence in effective regulatory relationships
A chief risk officer and former bank supervisor says regulators and regulated are on the same side
Law firm of the year: Linklaters
Risk Awards 2025: Law firm’s work helped buttress markets for credit derivatives, clearing and digital assets
An AI-first approach to model risk management
Firms must define their AI risk appetite before trying to manage or model it, says Christophe Rougeaux
Unraveling Lebanon’s financial crisis: the path from promise to peril, delving into a risk strategist’s own experience
The author investigates the causes of Lebanon's financial crisis which began in 2019 and puts forward suggestions with which to restore trust and stability.
Risk management overhauls juggle speed and independence
Some banks say the 1.5 line of defence responds faster to risk, but supervisors are still divided
Corporate ‘greenium’ reveals effect of ESG rules on returns
Analysis of sustainable products shows how SFDR has caused a shift in investor behaviour, writes economist
Insurance double-hatters like Apollo can expect more scrutiny
Regulators are homing in on conflicts of interests at private-equity-owned insurers
How Ally found the key to GenAI at the bottom of a teacup
Risk-and-tech chemistry – plus Microsoft’s flexibility – has seen US lender leap from experiments to execution
Top 10 operational risks for 2024
The biggest op risks for the year ahead, as chosen by senior industry practitioners