Category Archives: Consultancy Matters

Is regulation pushing compliance into risk? A response to Rachel Wolcott’s article

In the fast changing world of bank regulation right now, Rachel Wolcott has picked up on a very important and topical debate with her article in the Financial Regulatory Forum, “Time to merge risk management and compliance?”. Indeed, non-compliance with … Continue reading

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New ways to learn – is gamification the future way to engage learners and create lasting change?

The Training & Development Innovations for Financial Services Conference took place in New York this week. As a Training and Development professional I am looking forward to hearing about the best way to engage and sustain learning. My belief is … Continue reading

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LinkedIn poll results are in! What makes a good CRO or senior risk professional?

Our LinkedIn poll revealed some surprising results: Voters decided that “Experience Across Many Banking Businesses” was the key to success as a CRO or risk professional – perhaps not surprising in itself, but how many people go in for bank rotations? … Continue reading

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Ri$kMinds Geneva Conference…Thoughts from one Chairman

Dear Colleagues, I was privileged to chair a master class stream at the recent Ri$kMinds Geneva conference, where we discussed topics related to enterprise wide bank risk management & the skills required to be a sound risk manager. My chairman … Continue reading

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Keith Waitt comments on the recent Moyers interview with John Reed on the financial crisis

Global Financial Crisis …a refreshing perspective! Last week, a prominent American journalist, Bill Moyers, interviewed John S. Reed, the former CEO of Citicorp and Citigroup.  It was broadcast as part of a television series about the cause of the global … Continue reading

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