#ChangingRisk articles

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Time to be risk leaders

As we adapt to the era of ‘perma-crisis’, the business rationale for pushing risk management up the strategic hierarchy has never been clearer

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Leadership and risk culture: setting a course for success

At its most fundamental level, a good risk culture encourages curiosity, opportunity, swift problem spotting and trust, writes Sheena Thomson

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Make 2023 the year of zero trust

Uber, Optus and Medibank are cautionary tales in corporate network access, writes MyCena’s Julia O’Toole

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Why we should have seen the energy crisis coming

Energy investments are long-term and highly capital-intensive. One simply cannot click a switch and expect to solve the problems of today, argue Grant Griffiths, Dylan Campbell, and Alexander Larsen

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The bridge builder

Our industry is still misunderstood, says Risk-!n co-founder Stéphane Martin. We need to push the ‘manage’ into risk management

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Where risk meets sustainability

Both risk and sustainability management should be embedded in the ways organisations operate if they are to succeed sustainably

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Ukraine triggers a re-evaluation of global systemic risk

Systemic risks affect entire markets - not just specific sectors - and are now top of mind for senior executives - WEF

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The problem with Quant

Daniel Roberts considers the limitations of quantitative risk management

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Ukraine triggers a re-evaluation of global systemic risk

Systemic risks affect entire markets - not just specific sectors - and are now top of mind for senior executives - WEF

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The problem with Quant

Daniel Roberts considers the limitations of quantitative risk management

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Ukraine reawakens business to the importance of political risk

The conflict calls for a strategic re-evaluation of footprints, supply chains, relationships, company cultures, business functions and risk appetite, argues Claudine Fry

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Reputations under siege

It has never been more difficult to manage reputational risk - is authenticated risk management the answer? asks Peter Gerken

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How to set and use risk appetite

Forget the caricatures. Risk appetite can and does power the link between strategy and execution

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Why CEOs are “resetting” their risk radar

Nearly 80% of business leaders are adjusting global operations and/or supply chains to minimise risk, finds EY

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When to think about risk

Timing is everything when it comes to effective risk management, explains Martin Pergler

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Standard risk management fails to address systemic threats - study

Joined-up thinking across government and academia is needed to deal with complex environmental risks

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A fresh take on risk

Is risk management strategically fit for purpose when it is too reactive and compliance-focused? asks Adrian Clements

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Taking a lead on ESG

What role does the risk professional have in a changing, more responsible world?

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Managing risk in a volatile world

Risk leaders must work on strategies and business models to help their firms achieve their objectives in the new environment

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Cost and risk Optimisation

We can make a lot of difference in#ChangingRisk for the future, if risk management is backed by proper investment, says Valentina Paduano, chief risk officer & sustainability director for Sogefi Group

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Edging to the top of the curve

Smarter communication, a defined risk philosophy, and going beyond the risk community – the three core steps that will accelerate our efforts in #ChangingRisk for the future, says Sabrina Hartusch, global head of insurance risk at Triumph International

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Risk is a set of opportunities

#ChangingRisk is about changing mindsets. For Dirk Wegener, incoming president for Ferma, risk management isn’t about managing threats, it’s about managing opportunities

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The added value

Challenging misconceptions, articulating value, and getting to a decision before it is made – these are the steps that will really advance our efforts in #ChangingRisk for the future, says Jo Willaert, Ferma president

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The revolution marches on

Our #ChangingRisk campaign continues to inspire our community to push ever forward, applying serious energy to discovering what risk management’s future must be

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The added value

Challenging misconceptions, articulating value, and getting to a decision before it is made – these are the steps that will really advance our efforts in #ChangingRisk for the future, says Jo Willaert, Ferma president

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The revolution marches on

Our #ChangingRisk campaign continues to inspire our community to push ever forward, applying serious energy to discovering what risk management’s future must be

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Data is the future of effective risk management

Traditional approaches to risk fail to resonate with senior managers, they are too “subjective” and ”anecdotal”. And if they dismiss risk management, it is because they lack understanding. So, the answer? We need to embark on #ChangingRisk with the use of data, says Danny Wong, CEO of Goat Risk Solutions

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The myths that hold risk managers back from making a difference at the top table

“I look after strategic risk and you look after operational risk”. When you place risk management into categories, you stop performing ERM and prevent yourself from helping the board make risk-intelligent decisions. Here’s Sarah Gordon’s (chief executive of Satarla) take on #ChangingRisk and influencing decision-making

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#ChangingRisk at GVNW 2019

We set up shop in Munich to discuss what needs to change to help risk management move up the risk maturity curve. Here, four risk managers at this year’s symposium give their impassioned views

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Less talk, more action

To transform risk management and ensure we are effectively #ChangingRisk, we have to “look in the mirror and ask, what can you do better?” says Alexander Mahnke, president of GVNW and CEO Insurance (Controlling & Finance, Financing) at Siemens

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No limits

Ralf Mareczek, vice-president, corporate insurance, Bertelsmann, on #ChangingRisk and thinking creatively to find alternative solutions

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Hunting Black Swans

Benedikt Hintze, senior risk and insurance manager, Georgsmarienhütte Holdings shares thoughts on #ChangingRisk and his new book, ‘Insurance Manager Convinces Company Boss’