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Risk management in financial institutions - Survey Results
A survey of senior risk managers in the financial sector reveals a complex landscape of interlocking risks, with regulatory change and cyber risks coming top of the five main risks. The survey also shows how the financial crisis affected the way in which the risk management function is perceived in ...
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Interview: Nick Leeson
The past 15 years have seen a plethora of banking scandals and many more continue to emerge, which begs the question as to why history keeps on repeating itself. Here, Nick Leeson, who brought down Barings Bank in 1995, talks of his experience and explains why financial institutions seem to ...
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Regulation: Keeping up with the law
Regulatory change is a major concern for financial institutions, from an increase in EU rules to the US becoming an over-regulator
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Cyber Risks: The most hazardous space
As the threat from fraudsters, hacktivists and hostile governments increase, financial institutions need to upgrade their cyber defences constantly. But what - if any - protection can the insurance sector offer?
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Basel III and Beyond: Aiming for Stability
European regulators have been busy since the financial crisis reforming financial markets to ensure they are better prepared to withstand future turmoil, improve governance and enhance their disclosure procedures
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A guide to the top risks facing financial institutions
When it comes to risk, the effects of the 2007-08 crisis are still being felt today. So, where do financial institutions go from here? The report examines the top five risks facing the sector and cuts through the complexity of Basel III and other regulations
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Analysis
AIG’s chief operating officer Nicolas Aubert to become Willis UK Insurance chief executive
In his new role, Aubert will lead the expansion of Willis’s insurance business in the UK and will report to Willis Group chief executive Dominic Casserley
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Interviews
How can risk managers promote compliance programmes?
Seth Berman, Stroz Friedberg’s executive managing director and UK head, on the value of compliance programmes
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Analysis
Banks that failed ECB stress test face greater liability risks – Marsh
The 24 European banks that failed the ECB stress test must recover €24.6bn in capital and, in the process, face increased exposure to civil, criminal and regulatory action
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Analysis
JLT wins broking account for 2022 World Cup
Broker will deliver the construction programme from its offices in London and Dubai.
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European Central Bank becomes Single Supervisor in the Banking Union
Responsibilities include the supervision of 3,600 banks
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What risk managers need to do in the fight against cyber crime – in five steps
About 40% of cyber claims arise from hacking and network intrusion, says Zurich’s Tim Stapleton. Here, he gives a step-by-step account on mitigating the risk
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Interviews
What is the best way to resolve disputes?
DLA Piper litigation and regulatory partner Richard Norman on methods of dispute resolution and their pros and cons
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Analysis
Does your insurance cover you for Ebola-related claims?
With the disease spreading further and further, corporate policyholders would be wise to assess their insurance coverage
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New proposal for simpler and more robust future VAT
EU Commission considers five options to shape the future of the regime
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EU assesses economic consequences of country-by-country reporting requirements
Commission wants to assess whether the requirement under the Capital Requirements Directive leads to significant negative economic effects
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Opinion
EU Commission to request a Court of Justice opinion on Singapore trade deal
Clarification is required as to which provisions fall within the EU’s exclusive or shared competence and which remain in the member states’ remit
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Analysis
Human error: the biggest cyber security threat?
A staggering 95% of security incidents investigated by IBM in 2013 involved human error. Is staff complacency the greatest risk in the cyber arena?
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Webinars
Webinar: supply chain risk in the construction industry
On the 6th November 2014, Zurich are holding a webinar focusing on Supply Chain risks in the construction industry
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Building supply chain resilience
In common with the issues faced by all sectors in managing a supply chain, construction faces specific problems that complicate the challenge of building resilience.