Risk

September 6, 2018 – Men still make up most of the management ranks at banks and insurers. New survey data and interviews with female executives point... the way to improving gender diversity.

August 3, 2016 – In response to regulatory mandates, banks in the United States and Europe have developed some of the most robust risk management... and stress-testing capabilities in history. The next step is for banks to convert these capabilities into true strategic and business assets.

July 22, 2016 – Banks have made dramatic changes to risk management in the past decade—and the pace of change shows no signs of slowing.... Here are six initiatives to help them stay ahead.

January 1, 2016 – Tighter compliance regulations have challenged financial institutions in a variety of ways. Yet those who adapt best may enjoy... a distinct competitive advantage.

December 1, 2015 – The FRTB framework promulgated by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision to improve trading book capital requirements will... necessitate rapid and potentially drastic change for all banks with a trading presence. There are five critical steps banks should take to prepare.

October 30, 2015 – Basel III’s liquidity coverage ratio is no cause for panic for U.S. commercial banks. However, banks should not wait to... define their strategic approach to the regulation.

June 1, 2015 – Meeting more stringent regulations requires banks globally to spend billions of dollars. Yet with the right long-term strategy,... they could realize even bigger annual savings.

May 1, 2015 – Companies can create a powerful risk culture without turning the organization upside down.

March 1, 2015 – This paper draws together the perspective of McKinsey experts on organizational health, risk culture, and digital transformation... with the experience of five successful CEOs and chairmen to illustrate the changes reshaping banks.

October 14, 2014 – In November the European Central Bank (ECB) will officially take overall responsibility for the supervision of major European... banks under the Single Supervisory Mechanism. This is one of the biggest structural changes in the financial-services regulatory environment in the past 30 years. Europe's banks are facing tough new minimum that they need to make some major changes.

June 1, 2014 – This paper looks at challenges facing emerging market banks after a decade of outstanding growth and makes a series of recommendations.