14 reasons why KRI systems fail
A recent article published on Risk.Net "Firms fail to unlock benefits of Key Risk Indicators" [LINK] is an interesting read and I agree...
The Global Debt Bubble
In the theme of Party like it's 1999, we should be partying likes it's 2016. That's what comes to mind when I read through the "A lens...
The future of bank risk management
This is an interesting paper that is doing the rounds in the sharing circuit at the moment, published by McKinsey & Company, it's a...
Aussie Banks Defy the RBA
It was reported today in The Australian that Aussie banks have repriced their loans upwards despite the Reserve Bank's urging against...
ISO 31000 - Extending Section 2.1
The global risk management standard known as ISO 31000 defines the single word risk in section 2.1 of the standard as “the effect of...
Transparency Reduces Risk
Transparency Reduces Risk, it doesn't increase it. All that said, China doesn't appear to be catching on. "Beijing (AP) -- A new Chinese...
Kashkari's Too Big to Fail is even bigger
If you are a banker or perhaps a risk manager in a bank struggling with the onslaught of regulation from Basel III to Dodd-Frank Wall...
Market Déjà vu
Apparently it's not 2008. Yes, we know that, well some of us do but it is starting to feel like 'Market Déjà vu', that is the sentiment...
The Prisoner Dilemma in Oil
Oil prices went south after Saudi Arabia and Russia failed to come to an agreement to set steady output to support a rally in oil prices....
BIS Guidelines on AML
The Bank for International Settlements has released its "sound management of risks related to money laundering and financing of...
