An In-Depth Look Into the ADGM’s New Cyber Risk Management Framework Recent global data shows that financial firms were targeted in about 27% of all industry data breaches in 2023, more than any other sector. One cybersecurity survey also found that financial services organizations experienced up to 300 times more cyberattacks per year than non-financial […]
Following Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2025, the ADGM has reaffirmed its role as the region’s premier centre for capital, investment and financial innovation. Within this backdrop, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has become a natural home for asset managers and fund managers seeking institutional, sovereign and family office capital. Why ADGM for asset and fund […]
Most firms still treat continuity as a vertical checklist. Resilience asks a different question: “When our most important customer journeys are disrupted, how quickly can we recover to an acceptable level and prove it?” That horizontal view is the shift. I felt this shift first-hand running the operational resilience work for Global Banking at HSBC. […]
Introduction The nature of risk management is perpetually evolving which is of course, natural, as practitioners seek to drive improvements through either rethinking existing practices or through innovation. One such area on which there is often no overall agreement, is that of risk aggregation. There are few studies on this issue and neither ISO nor […]
KPIs, KRIs, KCIs… It’s easy to get tangled in the alphabet soup 🥣 of metrics. While each of these ‘K & Is’ plays a distinct role in your organisation’s success, they are all ultimately just indicators serving a different purpose. ⬇ Here’s the breakdown: 🔹 KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) – These metrics keep score of […]
Necessities for Effective Risk Management What is it? A control is any action taken by management, the board, and other parties to manage risk and increase the likelihood that established objectives and goals will be achieved. (Source: IIA/IPPF) There may be different definitions, but I personally like this one as it includes all the key […]
What is it? Governance refers to the framework of rules, practices, processes, and structures by which an organisation is directed and controlled. It encompasses the mechanisms through which the objectives of the organisation are set, monitored, and achieved, while also ensuring accountability to stakeholders. Risk governance is a subset of overall governance that focuses specifically […]
