Seven out of ten councils said they would struggle to balance their budgets following the government’s Autumn Statement, a survey found. Leaders of those bodies said that they would have to raise council tax by the maximum Read more

The UK government said that the country could be brought to a standstill by a catastrophic ransomware attack, according to a report by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).

While fraud risk was one of the most significant threats Read more

The Bank of England (BoE) faces a major overhaul of its internal culture, governance and appointments practices following a critical report by the House of Lords.

A key criticism of the bank – and other central banks in Read more

While cloud adoption by organisations accelerated during the pandemic, many financial organisations have chosen not to move back-office functions onto such external servers, according to a survey by Capgemini.

The percentage of survey respondents who said they had Read more

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

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

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