Tag: governance

Why financial crime risk assessments fail without people

Technology has become central to how firms manage financial crime risk, yet no platform can produce insight by itself. According to Arctic Intelligence, the strength...

Why whistleblowing policies fail without trusted cultures

Almost every regulated financial firm now operates a speak-up channel, yet far fewer have built a culture in which employees actually feel able to...

Fragmented workflows threaten financial crime risk credibility

A financial crime risk assessment can only be as reliable as the framework underpinning it. Firms that treat methodology, governance and workflow as administrative...

Why AI makes insurance technology harder to own

Generative AI is making it faster and cheaper for insurers to develop their own technology, but Earnix warns that lower development barriers do not...

Fear and groupthink are distorting your risk assessments

Firms invest heavily in scoring models, regulatory alignment and workflow design for their financial crime risk assessments. Yet the most influential variable in these...

Why insurers need better decisions, not more technology

Despite increasing investment in cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation, insurers continue to struggle to turn technological advances into faster business decisions....

Spreadsheets are hiding your biggest financial crime risk

Many organisations believe their financial crime risk assessment is working simply because it gets done every year. The routine is well rehearsed. Spreadsheets are...

The MLRO alone cannot protect firms from financial crime

Financial crime risk assessments are frequently treated as technical exercises built on structured frameworks, scoring models, control inventories, residual risk calculations and data analysis. According...

Why fines won’t fix the culture behind audit exam cheating

Regulatory fines tend to flatten complicated stories into a single figure. A penalty is announced, headlines follow, firms issue statements and attention soon drifts...

Why ‘compliance management system’ means different things

Ask ten people what a compliance management system actually is and expect three different answers, each correct within its own context. According to Copla, the...

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