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What is a proportionate approach to Operational Resilience?

One of the many questions we are asked by clients is “what is a proportionate approach to operational resilience?"  This blog will provide some useful direction to help firms answer this question.

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It's all about the Target (risk assessment)

Daniel Roberts examines why Risk Managers must look beyond Gross and Net risk positions to consider the importance of the Target risk position.

Topics: Investment & Asset Management, Insurance Sector, Retail Finance

April 5, 2019
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Inside Platform Transformation Projects

Having worked on various platform projects over the years, Anthony Smith gives an inside view on what it's like to work on one.

Topics: Investment & Asset Management, Retail Finance

March 15, 2019
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CASS - the current state of play

We interviewed Elaine Sutton, an experienced CASS professional and CF10a at Sova Capital Limited, to find out more about the current state of the CASS sector.

Topics: Investment & Asset Management, Retail Finance

March 15, 2019
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Using Risk as part of your strategy

How can Information Security professionals embed the process of risk treatment into daily practices and ensure others in the business see the need for Risk Analysis?

Topics: Investment & Asset Management, Insurance Sector, Retail Finance

February 22, 2019
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Understanding the modern Compliance Manager

We interviewed George McNaughton, an experienced Head of Compliance within the financial sector, to find out more about the challenges of being a modern compliance leader.

Topics: Investment & Asset Management, Insurance Sector, Retail Finance

February 22, 2019
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Why Inherent and Residual Risk are Inadequate: What is the Appetite?

Too often the practice of internal auditing, when performing risk assessments, looks at Inherent Risk (the level of risk before any remediation) and Residual Risk (the level of risk after ...

Topics: Investment & Asset Management, Insurance Sector, Retail Finance

February 8, 2019
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Strategies to communicate risk internally

We interviewed Martyn O'Connor, Head of Risk and Compliance at Wellesley, to find out how Risk can effectively be communicated within a business.

Topics: Investment & Asset Management, Insurance Sector, Retail Finance

February 7, 2019
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Anatomy of a Risk Assessment

In his second article for FourthLine, Andrew Denley considers what Information Security professionals must cover within a risk assessment.

Topics: Investment & Asset Management, Insurance Sector, Retail Finance

February 6, 2019
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