Australia’s financial system is in solid shape, but far from storm-proof. That’s the message from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s first System Risk Outlook report, released on Thursday, which sets out how global tensions, housing vulnerabilities and growing interconnections across the system are shaping APRA’s priorities.
Switzerland’s financial supervisor is warning that the country’s financial centre is heading into 2025 with a risk landscape that is more complex, more interconnected, and more difficult to navigate than in previous years. In its newly published 2025 Risk Monitor, FINMA highlights a mix of geopolitical uncertainty, technological fragility, and persistent real estate pressures that, taken together, are shaping a more demanding environment for institutions across the sector.
In this article, Graeme Keith explores how enterprise leaders can move beyond traditional risk matrices and adopt a simple, quantitative approach to modeling operational risk across complex organizations. By breaking down how to structure uncertainties, estimate losses, align assessments with decision-making, and aggregate risks into meaningful enterprise-wide insights, he illustrates how even basic quantitative inputs can transform the usefulness and credibility of enterprise risk management programs.
The European Supervisory Authorities have taken a step in bringing the Digital Operational Resilience Act to life, unveiling the first set of technology firms that will fall under direct EU oversight for the stability of the financial system. The designations set the formal launch of DORA’s supervision regime for critical ICT third-party providers.
SAI360’s latest white paper uses the January 31, 2025 Barclays outage as a clear reminder that digital service failures can rapidly escalate into financial disruption and lasting reputational harm
Political events beyond a company’s control—such as sudden regime changes, civil unrest, or expropriation—can pose serious financial threats, impacting revenues, assets, operations, and contractual obligations. Political risk insurance exists to shield businesses from exactly these uncertainties. By transferring the potential economic fallout to an insurer, companies safeguard themselves against the full brunt of a crisis, preserving financial stability even when unforeseeable disruptions occur.
The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets is sounding the alarm on what it calls a “treacherous” sense of calm across global markets. In its Trend Monitor 2026 report and a separate deep dive on scenario thinking, the regulator warns that the stability seen in recent years is resting on an uneasy balance that could tip with little warning.