Risk management

How can firms build operational resilience that evolves alongside risk?

Cyber incidents are increasing in scale and potential impact, making operational resilience a top priority for financial services firms. As new complex threats emerge, learning from past incidents is key to building adaptable resilience strategies.

What can 3,000 ICT incidents tell us about operational resilience?

With the ESA’s first report on major ICT-related incidents finding that operational risks are becoming borderless and interconnected, is it time for firms to reassess their security and resilience measures?

Listen closely: Why voice capture should be a compliance priority

As regulators ramp up the fight against financial crime, firms should ensure they’re maintaining oversight of voice channels alongside other business communications to uncover misconduct.

Regulators’ focus on financial crime is growing: can GenAI help combat it?

With regulators including FinCEN, OSFI, the FDIC and the FCA recognizing the capabilities of generative AI tools to “effectively combat financial crime,” how can firms maximize its potential?

What are the key elements of a strong encryption strategy? 

Data protection is essential to ensuring compliance and maintaining business continuity. Explore what encryption processes and security hardware firms should look for when implementing solutions to ensure their data is safeguarded.

FINTRAC issues a C$600,000 fine for transaction monitoring failures

Canada’s anti-money laundering watchdog has fined a Canadian bank C$600,000 for violating multiple regulations, including a failure to regularly monitor business relationships for suspicious transactions.

Harnessing Regulatory Intelligence for Proactive Compliance in 2025

The age of reactive compliance, scrambling to patch risks only after the regulators act, is over.

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What’s next for crypto from the SEC’s view

As the SEC wraps up its Crypto Task Force roundtable series, covering topics from blockchain to crypto custody to decentralized finance, has the regulator come closer to defining the future framework for crypto asset regulation?

Streamlining compliance with policy automation in 2026

Manually conducting compliance processes is eating up valuable hours, and the risks of missing a beat have never been higher. Discover how compliance policy automation (CPA) is transforming the way organizations can ensure regulatory adherence, and how AI is powering these solutions.

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Surveillance Snippets: Surveil now to save later – why should firms invest anyway?

By establishing a well-nourished surveillance system early on, firms can reap invaluable benefits later, such as avoiding steep regulatory fines and boosting operational efficiencies.

Understanding Compliance Risk Management: Definitions, Importance, and Strategies

Looking back on the first half of this decade, it’s clear that regulators have been under pressure to constantly introduce and update the rules to meet modern demands, leading to a very dynamic market.

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