All economic risk articles
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Editor's LetterSR Q3 2023: Adapt or die
As the world of risk gets increasingly complex, there is a golden opportunity to elevate the profession beyond insurance buying, to strategic, value-adding, board-level ERM. Those risk managers who fail to step up and grab it with both hands may quickly become irrelevant.
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AnalysisEconomic concerns replace people challenges as the biggest short-term risk for businesses
Risk managers must prepare for the return of historic threats such as inflation, interest rate rises, and currency volatility
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AnalysisWhy risk managers should harness intelligence from internal audit as recession fears grow
Despite the many economic resiliency measures internal audit functions are engaged in, they are often an overlooked key asset in supporting organisations to navigate economic uncertainty. Here’s how risk managers can work with audit teams to better plan for financial shocks.
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AnalysisSR Q2 2023: Protecting your greatest asset
No risk is an island. And in this complex, interconnected risk landscape we are operating in, no risk department should be either. The health of our organisations and our people depends on building risk cultures that break silos and become truly cross-functional
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InterviewsAirmic 2023: Julia Graham - risk managers are centre stage in a world of permacrisis
Are we in a state of polycrisis or permacrisis? Either way, it’s an interesting time to head up a risk management association. But Airmic CEO Julia Graham only sees this as an opportunity to spotlight the profession, tackling new and evolving risks with a spirit of collaboration.
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AnalysisEconomic uncertainty fuels financial, liquidity and insolvency fears
How risk managers can tackle risks to businesses driven by ongoing economic uncertainty
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AnalysisRisk of financial crisis looms - what it means for firms
Banking system strains and tightened credit supply now pose the greatest threats to the global economy
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AnalysisSupply chains rattled by multi-risk landscape
Pandemic impacts, geopolitical issues, economic risks and cyber threats converge on supply-chain risk decision-makers
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AnalysisWhat the $30trn global liquidity gap means for risk managers
Against the backdrop of increasing credit and liquidity risk, we explore how risk managers can help their organisations to mitigate these threats
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AnalysisWhy risk managers are turning to political risk insurance
In the wake of falling foreign exchange reserves, more businesses are relying on political risk insurance to protect against governments failing to pay foreign suppliers
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AnalysisRisk management is the best way to control insurance costs
Insurers want to work with businesses to counteract the impact of inflation, which threatens to drive up the cost of property and casualty claims, says David Jones, Director of Underwriting, QBE Europe.
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AnalysisSR Q1 2023: Look out, listen out, speak out
One thing risk professionals know only too well is that history has a nasty habit of repeating itself
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AnalysisInflation set to drop sharply as energy prices fall
Global inflation will return to pre-crisis levels faster than it took to reach its peak, but any number of shocks could derail this outcome
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AnalysisSVB crisis shows need for diversified funding options
Corporates must not put all their eggs in one basket where funding options are concerned
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AnalysisIoD: Directors’ confidence bounces back in January
This is the most positive level recorded since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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AnalysisBusiness outlook brightens despite geopolitical fears
Worries over further severe energy market disruption have eased at the same time as China’s Covid reopening - risk survey
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AnalysisUK leads recession for the Eurozone in 2023
The UK economy is set to shrink by 0.9% compared to the Eurozone - which is predicted to shrink by 0.4% - Allianz Trade
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AnalysisDirectors feel more confident as new year dawns
The IoD Directors’ Economic Confidence Index rose slightly, but remains low after three years of shocks
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AnalysisRIMS President applauds profession’s role during COVID
The pandemic showed the world what type of leaders risk professionals truly are, says Patrick Sterling
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AnalysisDemand for contract frustration grows as economy deteriorates
Cost of insurance against defaults on sovereign debt jumps by 102% as corporates also seek cover for cancelled contracts
