Risk management

In banking and basketball, it pays to be contrarian

07/05/17

The world is divided into those who pursue popular decisions that are more likely to fail and those who go against the crowd and end up having the last laugh.

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Can banks band together to solve vendor risk problems?

06/27/17

Barclays, Goldman Sachs, HSBC and Morgan Stanley are backing a shared vendor risk management platform. The tough part will be agreeing on a final product.

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‘Why the double standard?’: Comments of the week

06/23/17

Readers weigh in on chatbots, Amazon’s physical footprint expansion plans, alternative credit data and more.

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Five flood insurance bills clear Financial Services Committee

06/21/17

The House Financial Services Committee approved several bills Thursday designed to boost the private flood insurance market.

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Business lines must own their third-party risk management

06/21/17

The message to banks is loud and clear: A vendor’s mistake is your mistake. You can outsource a function, but not the responsibility for mishaps.

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How diversity is a boon to risk management

06/19/17

Narcissistic biases can lead us to favor those who look like us or have similar backgrounds or other common bonds. This inevitably affects the quality of hiring and risk management decisions.

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JPMorgan Chase is biased against dads, ACLU suit says

06/15/17

The American Civil Liberties Union is accusing JPMorgan Chase of violating the Civil Rights Act by discriminating against fathers when they ask for parental leave.

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Risks in uninsured Canadian mortgages on rise, may stem from reforms

06/08/17

Not only is the uninsured sector growing, but the Bank of Canada is seeing some riskier mortgages within that area as it studies recent disruptions in the market.

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How to catch the 'rogues' threatening your institution

06/06/17

Some of the biggest risks facing any large bank come from within, such as human error or mischievous traders. Risk management consultant and author Andrew Waxman discusses how cognitive psychology and augmented intelligence offer help.

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FIS expensed strip clubs, padded timesheets during Ocwen audit, lawsuit claims

05/31/17

Auditors performing a review of Ocwen Financial padded timesheets and claimed excessive and improper expenses, including lengthy travel and meals at strip clubs and casinos, according to a lawsuit filed against Fidelity Information Services.

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