The regulatory landscape for risk management in financial services is constantly evolving, presenting a formidable challenge for firms and Banks striving to comply and manage their risk profiles effectively. Drawing from the collective wisdom of seasoned risk managers, our goal with this article is to delve into the key challenges and practical strategies that can […]
Author: Antonio Caldas
Risk Management in Financial Services During 2023 – 10 Key Highlights
As the year 2023 draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on the significant strides made in the realm of Risk Management within the financial services industry. Despite facing a multitude of challenges, including inflation, economic uncertainty, and geopolitical tensions, the industry seems to have demonstrated strong resilience and a steadfast commitment The financial […]
Stock Portfolio Monte Carlo Simulation in Excel
Introduction Monte Carlo simulations are currently the most common used techniques to estimate the risks that a Bank or firm might be facing at a given time. A Monte Carlo simulation is no more than a series of predictions for possible future events. Once the simulation has run, (virtually) millions of its results will produce […]
Risk Management Podcasts
Founded by Boris Agranovich in 2010, the Global Risk Community (GRC) is the world’s leading community for Risk Managers. According to its official information, GRC is also the world’s first crowdsourced training platform for Risk Managers. GRC provides hundreds of materials and resources in its website, among which videos and very interesting podcasts. Today we are […]
Conference: Risk Awareness Week (RAW) 2021
The Risk Awareness Week 2021 is upcoming! It will be 5 days of the most interesting workshops and will occur between 11th and 15th of October. This event is considered to be the biggest virtual conference about Risk Management topics, delivering more than 50 interactive workshops with more than 30 speakers, including the best Risk […]
10 Risk Professionals You Should Follow
Whether you’ve just started in Risk Management or you’re already a professional in this arena, this article will interest you. We are highlighting some of the reference professionals we follow who are seasoned Risk Managers, each in its own area of expertise. Most of these professionals have lengthy experience in Risk Management and are at […]
Machine Learning Risk Models
Brand new paper “Machine Learning Risk Models” https://ssrn.com/abstract=3308964 gives a new algorithm and source code for building non-factor risk models using machine learning techniques. It also compares them empirically to other risk model constructions.
Value and Resilience Through Better Risk Management
McKinsey has published an insightful article that explores the value and resilience organisations can achieve, by implementing better and solid Risk Management. The first key point that comes to mind as explained by the authors (Daniela Gius, Jean-Christophe Mieszala, Ernestos Panayiotou, and Thomas Poppensieker), is that “although the risk environment is growing more perilous and costly, leading companies […]