Risk Management
890 white papers and resources
Risk Library provides a selection of risk management white papers which address key questions which can be used in reducing the dangers for your organisation faces and how to utilise any opportunities which may ensue to their maximum capability. Risk management is the assessment and mitigation of risks which have arisen by changes on a local or global scale. Risk management may involve realising opportunities that have resulted from these changes. Within the context of the Risk Library, risk management has been defined under asset liability management, credit risk, enterprise risk management, liquidity risk, market risk, operational risk and settlement risk.
Battling fraud at the root cause: How cybercriminals bypass your security defenses and what you can do about it
This white paper provides an overview of how cybercriminals circumvent security measures at each stage of a transaction’s lifecycle — pre- login, during login and post-login — and offers strategies to help financial organizations combat malware-driven attacks.
Creating Effective Risk Models Using Machine Intelligence
This white paper looks into the current approaches to risk model development, validation, and monitoring. It goes further by discussing the challenges business face within these areas and examines how machine intelligence can provide solutions.
Selecting the right cybercrime-prevention solution
Financial institutions, commercial enterprises and government organisations are all prime targets for cyber-crime. Malicious software, or malware, is the primary attack tool used by cyber criminals to execute account takeover attacks, stealcredentials and personal information, and initiate…
Next generation criminal fraud detection: Identifying account takeover and fraudulent transactions to help stop cybercriminals
In today’s ever changing fraud landscape, much of the currently used statistical-based fraud detection methodology is creating significant challenges for both organizations and end users. These statistical models generate high false positive rates and provide a risk score that does not effectively…
Hedge Funds: Facing new challenges
The global financial markets are on the threshold of a new regulatory era. Technology will undoubtedly underpin hedge funds’ efforts to comply and compete in this changing environment. But is it better to build tailor-made systems in-house or use a third-party provider of off-the-shelf products?
Predictive intelligence, advanced analytics and the future of risk-aware decision making
There are a lot of similarities between risk management and weather forecasting, and risk management professionals can learn a lot fromstudying how weather forecasters have approached the challenging task of predicting future events. An important component of a risk manager’s job involves…
Top-Tier US Banks Capital Plans
This white paper highlights the key elements of the banks’ capital plan submissions which were identified as suffering from critical weaknesses. The thirty top tier US banks now involved in this high stakes annual assessment are painfully aware that even a passing grade is insufficient to meet…
Evaluating the Operational and Market Risks for Complex Energy Portfolios and New Energy Investments Optimisation
Evaluating the Operational and Market Risks for Complex Energy Portfolios and New Energy Investments Optimisation in Europe employing the Power of Hybrid Integrated Modelling. Today, it is widely accepted that the Global Community is facing significant challenges in the energy sector that stem from…
Risk management in exotic derivatives trading : Lessons from the recent past
This white paper presents a particular occurrence of this issue on the interest rate market, extends it to commodities, and details some risk management techniques that could have been used in order to avoid losses.
Seven signs you’ve outgrown your treasury management system
Seismic shifts in global regulation and a more complex banking landscape areleaving treasurers vulnerable. Legacy treasury management systems cannot meet increasing national and cross-border demands, or provide the real-time decision support tools needed to optimally monitor and control risk. No…