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What is Risk

Risk is something that every business has to take to move forward.
Without risk there is no opportunity and the saying “You have to risk it, to get the biscuit!” holds very true to this day.
However, with most businesses taking some type of risk every single day, it needs to be asked what risk exactly is.
According to ISO 310000, "risk" defined as the impact of uncertainty on specific objectives. 3
 
 

Supply Chain Risk Categories

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Supply Risks

"Supply risks pertain to risk events on the supply side that include supplier defaults or other unexpected changes in supply cost, delivery, quality or reliability." 4, p. 23

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Process Risks

Risks within a companies own Supply Chain and the Processes within this Supply Chain 4, pp.24ff
 

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Control Risks

Misapplicatoin of rules controlling supply chain processes e.g. order quantities. 18, pp.10-11

 

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Demand Risks

The uncertainty of Product Demand is universal challenge for all companies in all fields of business. 4, pp.26ff

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Natural Risks

Risks arising from uncontrollable natural events, e.g. earthquakes or weather-related disaster. 18, pp.11-13; 20, p.5

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IT Risks

Especially in a highly digitized business environment, an IT system failure anywhere can cause a failure everywhere. 20, p.5; 21, p.56

 

Risk News

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Op risk data: Banks dial in $600m loss for illicit phone use

Also: Santander staff mistreatment; cum-ex rumbles on; CFTC steps up scrutiny of swaps reporting. Data by ORX News

https://www.risk.net/comment/7953206/op-risk-data-banks-dial-in-600m-loss-for-i…
Esma warns new foreign clearing house rules could backfire

Löber says euro swaps trading may move away from CCPs that face toughest EU scrutiny

https://www.risk.net/risk-management/7953251/esma-warns-new-foreign-clearing-ho…
Archegos revives Lehman-era trade booking controversy

Experts debate whether defaulted TRS positions should have become house exposures immediately

https://www.risk.net/regulation/7953191/archegos-revives-lehman-era-trade-booki…
Market-making by a foreign exchange dealer

An optimal liquidity model for pricing and hedging decisions is presented

https://www.risk.net/cutting-edge/banking/7952481/market-making-by-a-foreign-ex…
Using correlation to model op risk losses may be unsafe – study

Techniques for linking economic factors and bank losses produce varying – and sometimes contradictory – results

https://www.risk.net/risk-management/7953161/using-correlation-to-model-op-risk…
Geopolitical risk models not ‘rigorous’ enough, says quant

Joseph Simonian believes game theory and reinforcement learning could improve matters

https://www.risk.net/investing/quant-investing/7953021/geopolitical-risk-models…
Banks temper credit loss models by editing Covid narrative https://www.risk.net/risk-management/7952686/banks-temper-credit-loss-models-by…
Risk Technology Awards 2022

The 2022 Risk Technology Awards recognised products and services that helped firms steer through the Covid-19 pandemic, a testament to the winners’ resilience in the face of unprecedented disruption and the key role they play in today’s markets. This year’s awards include 24 award categories, in credit risk, operational risk, enterprise risk management (ERM) and regulatory risk.

https://www.risk.net/awards/7952941/risk-technology-awards-2022
Risk Technology Awards 2022: No oil painting

After years of relative peace, the risk landscape has turned ugly. This year’s winners of the Risk Technology Awards weigh the challenges facing their clients

https://www.risk.net/risk-management/7952936/risk-technology-awards-2022-no-oil…
Is stochastic cross-currency basis a better way to model IM?

Using Monte Carlo model extension for forward IM calculation avoids excessive outputs for MVA

https://www.risk.net/comment/7952661/is-stochastic-cross-currency-basis-a-bette…