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Trump’s Executive Orders: An Actuarial View of Risks, Opportunities, and the Role of Risk Professionals in Navigating Change

2 weeks ago | garp.org | Dominic Lee

On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders aimed at reshaping U.S. policies on energy, international agreements, trade and public health. From energy independence and international environmental agreements to public health and trade policy, these actions began to disrupt industries, global markets and diplomatic relations. They also create a complex risk landscape that demands careful analysis and proactive management.
While Financial Market Infrastructures Are Positioning Themselves for Digital Assets, Chainlink Is Connecting the Connectors

2 weeks ago | garp.org | Michael Shashoua

The list of projects on a Chainlink blog page could have come off of an international banking and capital markets directory. There are names of infrastructure operators (Swift, Euroclear), banks (ANZ, Bancolombia, Emirates NBD) and asset managers (Fidelity International, Sygnum), as well as blockchain initiatives of Germany’s Börse Stuttgart (BX Digital and BX Swiss).
Volatility Control Indexes Prove Capable of Stabilizing Investment Performance

3 weeks ago | garp.org | Michael Shari

A category of investment indexes is enabling agile adjustments across a combination of assets – like cash or bonds on the low-risk side, and stocks on the high-risk side – in a single fund, typically an annuity. With these volatility control indexes, also known as risk control indexes, investors decide how much volatility they are comfortable with. Once the target is set, stocks are sold and bonds are bought when the equity market becomes too volatile for comfort.
Anti-Money Laundering Rules Go in ‘Risk-Based’ Direction

1 month ago | garp.org | Jim Romeo

For the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), criticism from financial institutions over anti-money laundering compliance burdens is a constant. But the agency is pushing ahead with proposals that speak the industry’s language.
The Place for Generative AI in Risk Management

1 month ago | garp.org | Tony Hughes

The use of generative AI in banking is now pretty well established. It’s currently used for a variety of tasks, and its strengths and weaknesses are becoming more obvious. If the technology was an employee, given its highly unusual set of skills, its probationary period would have ended and its future would be considered bright by most senior managers. Tony HughesBut the new employee has not yet shown that it is completely trustworthy.
Commercial Real Estate Gloom Is Dissipating - in Some Places

1 month ago | garp.org | John Hintze

Although U.S. commercial real estate is not out of the doldrums, the outlook has turned at least selectively positive. While some geographical areas remain cyclically challenged, and the office segment is facing a long period of readjustment, the data center and warehouse sectors are particularly strong, as are specialty properties such as medical offices, according to Cris deRitis, deputy chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.
A Strong Security Technology Emerges Out of Crypto

1 month ago | garp.org | David Weldon

If there is one certainty about information security, it is that there are no silver bullets. Any set of solutions – from access controls to firewalls to data encryption – can be highly effective. Because there are no airtight guarantees, the defenses must be deployed in proportion to the perceived risks. Now gaining prominence as part of the cybersecurity arsenal is secure multiparty computation, MPC for short.
The New Reference Rate Use Committee: Monitoring More Than Problem-Solving

2 months ago | garp.org | John Hintze

Now that SOFR has replaced Libor, stewardship of the preferred U.S. credit benchmark rate has passed to a new committee led by a senior Morgan Stanley risk executive. Patrick J. Howard was designated inaugural chair of the Reference Rate Use Committee (RRUC) when the Federal Reserve Bank of New York launched it last fall.
Advice From a Risk Recruiter: A Q&A With Josh Lawson

2 months ago | garp.org | Dean Essner

Is the risk industry about to experience a period of major turnover? According to GARP’s 2024 Global Risk Careers Survey, nearly 79% of risk managers report a high degree of satisfaction in their work. At the same time, 73% of survey respondents anticipate jobs in risk management to increase slightly or significantly over the next 18 months. In other words, it’s clear risk professionals are happy with their jobs.
Climate Tipping Points Explained for Risk Professionals

2 months ago | garp.org | Tom Strachan

From technological leaps to political revolutions, many transitions happen not in slow and predictable steps, but as abrupt and often irreversible shifts. This is also true for climate change, where tipping points in our oceans, ice sheets, and beyond have the potential to cause irreversible damage to ecosystems, economies, and societies. Understanding tipping points is crucial for anticipating future physical, transition, and systemic climate risks.