Despite significant investment in digital systems and AI, new Australian research suggests safety performance is being undermined by reporting friction, weak enforcement and uneven adoption. The challenge for leaders is not more tools, but closing the gap between strategy and frontline reality.
Risk managers entering 2026 are facing a convergence of climate, cyber, liability and regulatory pressures, forcing a shift away from siloed risk thinking towards integrated resilience and evidence-led decision-making.
A routine cash-handling function turned into a multimillion-dollar loss when a misconfigured ATM enabled six weeks of fraudulent withdrawals. The case exposes deeper weaknesses in governance, data flows and assurance that allowed the incident to escalate unchecked.
Ayala Corporation’s Victoria Tan talks us through how the business has been embedding sustainability into risk management since 2017 – going from awareness and governance to climate modelling and data-driven decision-making.
Backlash from SK Telecom’s initially mute response to “the worst hacking case in the history of the telecom industry” highlights how critical transparency is after a data breach. Swift action is not enough.
Positioned at the intersection of Southeast Asia’s economic hopes and geopolitical tensions, Malaysia’s attitude to risk is also at a critical juncture. No longer just a compliance checklist, risk management is being seen as a tool to guide strategy and reshape resilience.
As Charlotte Hedemark’s FERMA presidency comes to a close, we reflect on an impressive legacy – elevating the risk profession on a platform of strategic thinking, resilience and advocacy.
Cyber resilience cannot be bought off the shelf. Geoffrey Kerr, cyber security consultant and former VP global cyber security at Procter & Gamble, argues that organisations must move beyond technology-led spending and adopt a risk-based, strategy-first approach that embeds accountability, cultural change and measurable outcomes across the business.
The compounding shocks created by climate change were the topic of our latest SR:500 roundtable. Organisations are being forced to reassess their long-held assumptions about resilience, continuity and operational risk as they navigate the road ahead.
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.
Enterprise risk management often promises insight but delivers assurance. As boards push for clearer, risk-informed choices, risk leaders need to move beyond compliance-driven GRC workflows and towards decision-focused measurement that links risk to objectives, an approach Face the Risk is helping organisations put into practice.
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.
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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As nat cats grow more severe, insurance gaps are widening - but parametric solutions might hold the key to resilience, says Dianna Nelson, a senior structurer at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions