by Regitze Ladekarl, FRM | Apr 7, 2025 | Risk Report
I am not sure that any of us need any more news or to know about any more risks. I, for one, could use a break to just color-code my turnip collection and maybe enjoy the sound of very soft hand towels. Therefore, this issue of The Risk Report will focus on topics...
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 | Jan 13, 2025 | Risk Report
It was difficult to find an appropriate topic for this first Risk Report of 2025. In true New Year’s fashion every common risk topic—inflation, interest rates, dollar strength, bank regulation, and more—has been thrown into the air like confetti and it is not yet...
by Regitze Ladekarl, FRM | Nov 25, 2024 | Risk Report
The rule of the conferences of the parties to the Paris Agreement (COPs) is that nobody leaves until an agreement is reached, which of course ensures an outcome, but not necessarily an outcome anybody wants. The deal that was reached in Baku, Azerbaijan is that by...
by Regitze Ladekarl, FRM | Oct 7, 2024 | Risk Report
My heart and thoughts go out to everyone affected by Hurricane Helene. As the human mind works, this hits extra hard because North Carolina is home to FRG and many friends and colleagues. We are only just beginning to see the extent of the damage, not in the least...
