Talent shortages hamper risk management efforts

Doing business has become more difficult and uncertain since 2021 and shortages of talent in key areas are hampering risk management efforts, according to a recent survey by Aon.

While the risk rankings of the bi-annual survey show Read more

Whitepaper: A guide to preparing for the UK Corporate Governance Reforms

For the first time in half a decade, the UK Corporate Governance Code is undergoing a significant transformation. The Code will provide extensive shifts in the responsibilities and obligations of larger organisations in the UK, leading to standards of Read more

UK moves step closer to stable coin regime

The Bank of England (BoE) together with regulatory authorities have launched a series of documents which will form the basis for a new sterling-denominated stable coin regime for Britain.

Papers published in November 2023 by BoE, the Financial Read more

Government focuses on understanding AI’s future

The UK government has called for better understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) to balance the potential risks and opportunities in a discussion paper on the topic.

There are a wide range of potential social risks associated with the Read more

Regulatory change and emerging risk top compliance concerns

Compliance functions and risk managers said that their top strategic priorities over the coming 18 months are keeping abreast of regulatory changes and mitigating emerging risk, according to Thomson Reuters.

Half of respondents to the survey underpinning the Read more

Cyber risk tops threats to financial system

Cyber risk is the leading systemic risk for the financial sector, according to the most recent report by the Bank of England. And while only 38 per cent said a high-impact event was likely in the short term Read more

UK recession threat increases need for flexibility

It is increasingly likely that the UK economy could move into recession in the last quarter of 2023, according to analysts.

The UK’s private sector output dropped in September for the second month running, according to a well-tracked Read more

SME’s “overwhelmed” by daily grind for ESG preparations

Smaller businesses are too overwhelmed by coping with day-to-day business demands to focus on sustainability issues, the UK accountancy body ICAEW said

Research by the organisation showed that net zero, for instance, had “massively dropped down the priority Read more