by Regitze Ladekarl, FRM | Jun 9, 2025 | Risk Report
In our business—measuring financial risk in all its glorious variations—data is so absolutely foundational that it does not occur to us to imagine a world without it. But if we were to entertain that thought experiment, a world without data would be like a mind...
by Regitze Ladekarl, FRM | May 12, 2025 | Risk Report
One of my favorite “Steve” memes is: Steve joined a gym in January. He’s had disappointing results. Today, he has finally decided to head down there himself to find out what’s going on. -In Otter News I am not saying that banks have treated AI like Steve’s...
by Regitze Ladekarl, FRM | Mar 17, 2025 | Risk Report
The Canadian Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) just released its Annual Risk Outlook. The outlook lists the top risks faced by the Canadian financial system and the actions OSFI is taking in response. Words like geopolitical turbulence and...
by Regitze Ladekarl, FRM | Mar 10, 2025 | Risk Report
This is by far one of my favorite German words. The direct translation is dark doldrums, and if that doesn’t say everything there is to say, I don’t know what does. Dunkelflaute’s more modern meaning is a period of time, often several days, with little or no sunlight...
by Regitze Ladekarl, FRM | Feb 24, 2025 | Risk Report
Someone on the internet said that to get people to read your academic papers, you just had to put Harry Potter and in front of the title. Another thing that seems to work for attention is applying the AI lens: How Will AI Affect the Way Snails Perceive Color? The AI...