Special Report
SR:500 special report: why talent threats must rise up the risk agenda
Talent is not a cost centre, it’s a multi-faceted risk that requires nuanced controls but offers huge opportunities. At the inaugural SR:500 event in Dubai, experts discussed why businesses must make people risk their top priority.
Editor's letter
SR Q2 2025: Lost in translation?
From the Middle East to the North of England, conference season is in full swing. And so are the fascinating conversations around risk priorities and strategies. But if we hope to take what we’ve learnt to the board, we need to be speaking their language.
Analysis
Meet the Airmic shadow board chair: Network Rail’s Taiwo Omo-Ikerodah
Airmic is handing the mic to the next generation through its shadow board. The initiative allows rising risk stars to share their fresh and diverse perspectives while offering those future leaders exceptional boardroom-level access and experience.
Profile
The deep thinker: How Martin Leo blends academic rigour and risk insight to strengthen resilience at NUS
Martin Leo has done his homework. At the National University of Singapore, he always comes prepared to engage with faculty at their level, then turns intellectual insights into practical risk strategies.
Case study
Case study: How STMicroelectronics turned CSRD into an enterprise risk opportunity
When the CSRD brought in a new level of rigour for ESG reporting, STMicroelectronics saw the challenge as an opportunity. At a Risk-!n session, the risk team outlined how they have embedded double materiality into their enterprise risk processes, fusing sustainability with decision-making.
Case study
Case study: How risk quantification is transforming the role of the CRO
Through quantification, we can bridge the gap between risk data and targeted decision-making, says Andrew Chan FCA of the Institute of Internal Auditors Hong Kong. He shares his customised models that hold the key to transitioning from risk reporter to business strategist.
Features
Risk tool spotlight: Can parametric insurance close the climate protection gap?
As weather events intensify, parametric insurance offers fast, flexible and data-driven payouts when they’re needed most. This alternative coverage solution could reshape how organisations and communities recover from disaster.
Spotlights On
Spotlight on: evolving deepfake risks and how to battle them
The technology is out there to impersonate your top execs, initiate false transactions, break into systems and even appear to engage in reputation-destroying behaviour. Deepfakes are now reality, but how do you equip your business to protect itself against such an insidious threat?
Regulation Watch
Regulation watch: Getting to grips with China’s new personal data audits
China’s new personal data audits will not only provide a tool for regulatory compliance but also a means to build trust, mitigate risk and avoid reputational harm, says Albert Yuen, former Linklaters’ head of TMT, Hong Kong.
