Similarly as last year, we are publishing the most recent Global Risks Report 2018, 13th Edition, by the World Economic Forum. At a glance, the Global Risks Landscape will give us a clear overview of the Risks considered for 2018, from an impact and likelihood perspective, with the risks being laid out in a matrix […]
Cyber Risk
2017 Global Risk Study – Banking
By the mid-2020s, banking should look very different. By then, the disruptive forces in this decade of change should have consigned time-worn business models to obsolescence. To survive—and thrive—banks should take swift action. While the risk function is focused on managing new competitors and new risks, it is also expected to drive efficiency and make […]
INFOGRAPHIC: A Look at Top Banking Trends in 2016
Thanks to the rise of chip-based credit cards and person-to-person payment systems, 2015 was a transformative time for banking institutions. But statistics gathered for a recent CDW infographic indicate that 2016 will be no less eventful. The continued shift to digital represents one of the biggest banking trends in the new year. More than 60 […]
Build Resiliency With Business Continuity Management
Multinational consultancy company Accenture has been leading efforts and finding the most appropriate solutions for business continuity for its clients. Not surprisingly, their publications are always under our radar and we try hard to keep up with Accenture’s output in several areas, including Risk Management and Business Continuity Management. Things happen…. hurricanes, power outages, systems […]
Top 10 Operational Risks for 2017
Renown and industry leader website Risk.net presents the top 10 operational risks of 2017, as chosen by risk practitioners worldwide. Banks and financial services firms face a range of operational challenges in 2017. In a series of interviews that took place in November and December 2016, Risk.net spoke to Chief Risk Officers, Heads of Operational […]
INFOGRAPHIC: What is the Greatest Cybersecurity Threat?
What is nowadays referred to as Cyber Risk is now part of the Top Risks discussed regularly at Board meetings around the world. And this is a fact not only for financial services firms or big banks. Our latest infographic exposes a recurrent question in regarding security: who poses the greater threat to corporate sensitive data: insiders or outsiders? It started with […]
Global Risks Report 2017
The Global Risks Report 2017, from the World Economic Forum (WEF), features perspectives from nearly 750 experts on the perceived impact and likelihood of 30 prevalent global risks as well as 13 underlying trends that could amplify them or alter the interconnections between them over a 10-year timeframe. The WEF summarises that: 2016 saw a crystallization […]
KPMG 2017 Global Audit Committee Pulse Survey
To better understand the key challenges and concerns facing audit committees, boards, and their companies, KPMG’s Audit Committee Institute surveyed more than 800 audit committee members in 42 countries. The survey findings offer insights that audit committees around the world can use to sharpen their focus, benchmark responsibilities and practices, and strengthen oversight. While audit […]
