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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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FSB warns on Archegos-style leverage

Isda AGM: Knot takes dim view of banks piling up leverage blind

https://www.risk.net/risk-management/7948296/fsb-warns-on-archegos-style-levera…
Eurex to debut NDF clearing after mothballing physical FX

Bourse hoping to scoop up EU clients trading on 360T, eyes September non-cleared margining deadline

https://www.risk.net/derivatives/7948281/eurex-to-debut-ndf-clearing-after-moth…
How banks got caught in Archegos’s web of lies

Risk managers quizzed and confronted the firm, but lawsuits claim they were “systematically misled”

https://www.risk.net/risk-management/7948056/how-banks-got-caught-in-archegoss-…
Only regulators can clear up Credit Suisse’s Archegos mess

Shareholders were right to keep officers and directors on the hook until all the facts are known

https://www.risk.net/our-take/7948126/only-regulators-can-clear-up-credit-suiss…
How to model potential exposure, post-Archegos

BofA quant’s model considers the correlation between market shocks and counterparty defaults

https://www.risk.net/cutting-edge/views/7947601/how-to-model-potential-exposure…
The importance of enterprise resilience alongside rapid digital transformation

The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated digital and organisational transformation for many companies but, as leaders across industries note, this has also made them more vulnerable to new risks. In this feature, ServiceNow explores why further change is needed

https://www.risk.net/market-access/technology-and-data/7947716/the-importance-o…
LME chief: bourse could revamp margining after nickel kerfuffle

Bourse could move to end permitted netting of IM and VM calls, says Chamberlain

https://www.risk.net/risk-management/7946936/lme-chief-bourse-could-revamp-marg…
US pension fund sues Credit Suisse over Archegos failures

Lawsuit alleges top execs breached fiduciary duties; Credit Suisse shareholders block board exoneration

https://www.risk.net/risk-management/7947591/us-pension-fund-sues-credit-suisse…
The rise of non-financial risks

Naeem Siddiqi, senior adviser, risk management, risk research and quantitative solutions at SAS, discusses the effectiveness of stress-testing as a risk management tool in rapidly changing markets, the role of new technologies in developing robust data-rich scenarios and how recent global events have highlighted the significance of non-financial risks

https://www.risk.net/risk-management/7947331/the-rise-of-non-financial-risks
Credit Suisse CFO steps down ahead of crucial shareholder vote

David Mathers was also CEO of the swap dealer entities that housed the bank’s trades with Archegos

https://www.risk.net/people/7947086/credit-suisse-cfo-steps-down-ahead-of-cruci…