by Regitze Ladekarl, FRM | Mar 31, 2025 | Risk Report
Feel free to slap on some shiny leggings and grab a hairbrush to belt into. Sprinkle in dramatic disco moves as you see fit. Kept thinkin’ I could never live without you by my side But then I spent so many nights thinkin’ how you did me wrong And I grew...
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 4, 2025 | Risk Report
The banks of Europe—including the UK (no offense!)—are doing great. A few weeks ago, the FT commented that measured by the 47 banks included in the European Stoxx 600 index, the total return and net dividends have outperformed the top US tech stocks known as the...
by Regitze Ladekarl, FRM | Feb 17, 2025 | Risk Report
One can almost hear the collective groan that escapes from the gate area when the flight status changes from ON TIME to DELAYED on the board. However, I am pretty sure no bank let out the same kind of groan when OSFI, the Canadian bank regulator, announced this week...
by Regitze Ladekarl, FRM | Jan 20, 2025 | Risk Report
This week the affected home and business owners in LA began to scale the mountain of paperwork that inevitably follows in the wake of the fires. First stop was most likely to file an insurance claim. However, afflicted as it is by fires and earthquakes, California is...
