Risk Mitigation

Crisis Management

Analysis

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New world order fears rise as geopolitical and economic risks top business agenda

Businesses worldwide are reassessing strategy as geopolitical confrontation, economic fragmentation and technological disruption dominate the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2026, signalling a shift towards a more competitive and less predictable global system.

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Cyber-enabled fraud overtakes ransomware as CEOs’ top cyber concern

Cyber-enabled fraud has overtaken ransomware as CEOs’ top cyber concern, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026, as AI-related vulnerabilities rise and resilience gaps widen across regions and organisations.

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Features

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Sector focus: Banks and insurers caught between cyber threats and regulatory pressure

Banks are walking a narrowing tightrope as AI-enhanced cyber threats and growing regulatory demands pull in opposite directions. Financial risk managers must build agility to stay on their feet when, not if, they experience a cyber attack.

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Interviews

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The cool head: Deutsche Bank’s Ramesh Gopal on his risk management journey and how to keep a cool head

Deutsche Bank’s Ramesh Gopal doesn’t let volatility get to him, even when managing a risk region that includes Russia, Ukraine and Israel. Here he discusses his ‘keep calm and carry on’ mentality, and why Dubai is the perfect centre point for global business.

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Opinion

Cyber

How cyber criminals are focusing on the long game to reach the end game

Cyber attacks are no longer quick-hit technical incidents but prolonged campaigns designed to maximise disruption and damage long after systems are restored. Drawing on high-profile UK incidents, Oliver Spence, ceo of CybaVerse, argues that organisations must rethink cyber resilience for an era in which criminals are playing the long game.

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Special reports

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Inside the hidden vulnerabilities weakening global data centre resilience

Data centres are at the heart of the digital economy, but rapid growth, energy constraints and evolving risks are testing their resilience. At an SR:500 event in partnership with FM, experts discussed the challenges facing the sector and how risk managers are responding.

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SR 500: Cyber resilience takes centre stage

Previously a back-office function, resilience in the digital space is now in the spotlight. At an SR:500 roundtable in asssociation with Marsh, risk leaders explored how AI, regulation and culture are highlighting new strategies and demanding board-level attention.

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Expert Views

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DORA: The buck now stops at the top

In a new regulatory era heralded by DORA, accountability is on a whole new level. If you are a decision-maker, you could be held responsible for compliance failures far down your vendor chain. Companies must be insurance ready, warns BHSI’s Koen Cambré and Adrienne Sitbon.

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No time for digital downtime

Data centres are the unseen powerhouses of our digital world – but AI is pushing their operational limits. Adrian Oxley explains how, by designing policies that reflect engineering realities and specific needs during and after construction, FM can help data centres remain resilient as demand surges.

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Webinars

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From silos to strategy: how boards are rethinking risk

Webinar: With boards more engaged, our next mission is clear: offer a wide-angle lens on how risks interact, and why risk management and opportunity can co-exist. Our panellists share candid insights on how to turn silos into the strategies a board wants to see.

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