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🏦 The FSB says 15 of 19 major jurisdictions are not fully prepared to provide emergency liquidity during a major bank failure. Only the U.S., UK, Japan and Hong Kong fully meet its recommendations. #RiskManagement #Banking #FinancialStability #LiquidityRisk

Executive confidence in resilience may be running ahead of actual planning. Highspring found 95% of business leaders experienced disruption in the past year, yet 80%+ still rated their functions as prepared. Among large companies, 53% rarely or never planned for unexpected risks.

The IMF is warning that the AI investment boom could become a global economic risk if expected returns fail to materialise. Its downside scenario suggests weaker investment, markets and exports could cut global growth by as much as 1.3 percentage points in 2028. #FinancialRisk

🌧️ Climate risk could increasingly become uninsured risk. A new report warns insurers are reducing coverage for weather-related losses, potentially shifting more costs onto homeowners and governments as some regions become harder to insure. #RiskManagement #ClimateRisk

🤖 Who is liable when an AI agent mishandles a financial transaction? Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey says regulators need to address the “agentic issue” as AI takes on more financial tasks, while cyber risk remains an urgent concern. #RiskManagement #AI #CyberRisk

U.S. regulators are increasing scrutiny of “debanking.” The OCC says its review of nine major banks found policies that could allow political, religious or reputational considerations to influence access to financial services. Further regulatory changes are now being considered.

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⚠️ UBS has been fined €5m in the Netherlands over historic tax-evasion practices involving Credit Suisse clients. The case covered 12 clients and 80 incorrect tax returns filed between 2005 and 2015. #RiskManagement #Compliance #Banking #FinancialCrime

🤖 AI may reshape banking more slowly than other industries. Société Générale CEO Slawomir Krupa says lenders are “so regulated and so supervised” that rapid transformation is unlikely. For banks, AI adoption will have to move in step with governance, risk and regulatory controls

🛒 Banks are warning that AI shopping agents could create new risks around scams, payment security and data privacy. As agentic commerce grows, consumers may face uncertainty over who is responsible if an AI makes the wrong purchase or loses money to fraud. #RiskManagement #AI

💸 Around $9bn in Iranian-linked funds reportedly passed through U.S. banks in 2024 despite sanctions. Tighter enforcement could improve compliance, but also risks pushing transactions toward alternative currencies and crypto. #Sanctions #Banking #Compliance #FinancialCrime

🤖 Is AI really driving job losses? A new BEA working paper found that firms adopting AI increased headcount by around 10%, with gains also seen in entry-level roles. The bigger risk may be the gap between businesses that can adopt AI effectively and those that cannot.

💷 UK fintechs are calling for the 0.5% stamp duty on shares to be scrapped. Innovate Finance says the levy raises the cost of capital and leaves UK-listed firms more reliant on overseas investment, takeovers and relocation. #RiskManagement #Fintech #CapitalMarkets #IPO

🤖 65% of U.S. workers don’t always independently verify AI answers, while 30% say inaccurate AI output has already caused a workplace problem. Yet only 22% report having a written verification policy at work. AI adoption needs verification rules too. #RiskManagement #AI

⚠️ Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is calling for a slower, more coordinated approach to frontier AI development, including independent evaluation, shared safety standards and international cooperation. Critics warn tougher regulation could also squeeze open-source competition.

🌏 Some companies are moving production back to China after higher costs, infrastructure problems and supply chain disruption elsewhere. But diversification remains important, with many sticking to a “China plus one” strategy to manage tariff and geopolitical risk. #SupplyChain

🔗 The SEC has introduced a five-year exemption allowing certain platforms to trade tokenized U.S. stocks without registering as traditional exchanges. The move could accelerate onchain markets while creating new compliance and infrastructure risks. #RiskManagement #SEC

⚠️ AI spending is rising faster than oversight. Fewer than one-third of companies can directly link AI investment to P&L outcomes, while agentic AI can amplify costs and errors without human intervention. Stronger governance is becoming essential. #RiskManagement #OperationalRisk

🛡️ AI cyber risk is the most immediate threat to global financial stability, according to FSB Chair Andrew Bailey. He warned that AI could make attacks faster, cheaper and more scalable, while exposing weaknesses in institutions’ resilience and tech dependence. #RiskManagement