Click here for the Friday Reading Search, a searchable archive of reading and knowledge resources

Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.

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Airmic, 23rd February 2023
Friday Reading Edition 218 (20th September 2024)
This report demonstrates why risk and internal audit professionals need to relook at the way they collaborate, as their organisations build resilience amid the maelstrom of geopolitical risks. Elevated uncertainty created by an increase in volatility, complexity and pace of change in a new geopolitical era calls for new approaches to be adopted.
Herbert Smith Freehills, 26th July 2024
Friday Reading Edition 217 (13th September 2024)
In the King’s Speech in July, which set out the government’s legislative agenda for the upcoming parliamentary session, the new Labour government announced that it intends to put forward a draft Audit and Governance Reform Bill.
ACCA, 13th February 2024
Friday Reading Edition 217 (13th September 2024)
Examines risk cultures in the banking industry and how financial institutions can learn from the failures of the likes of Credit Suisse and SVB.
Financial Reporting Council, 22nd January 2024
Friday Reading Edition 217 (13th September 2024)
The 2024 Code will apply to financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2025. The Code is applicable companies listed in the commercial companies category or the closed-ended investment funds category, regardless of where they are incorporated.
Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors
Friday Reading Edition 217 (13th September 2024)
The new Internal Audit Code of Practice sets out fundamental principles for running a strong and effective internal audit function. For the first time, we present a unified Code that encompasses the financial services, private, and third sectors.
Oliver Wyman
Banks depend on accurate and definitive models and outputs for decision-making, risk management and, ultimately, customer satisfaction. AI is designed in part to provide those reliable outputs — but the results so far have sometimes included mistakes.
KPMG
In the uncertain economic and geopolitical environment, the importance of non-financial risks (NFR) is increasing for banks.
Airmic, 23rd February 2023
This report demonstrates why risk and internal audit professionals need to relook at the way they collaborate, as their organisations build resilience amid the maelstrom of geopolitical risks.
Business Insurance, 5th March 2022
Featuring Jim Wetekamp, CEO of Riskonnect CEO, who was on the keynote panel at the Airmic Conference – on how no business leader, risk manager, insurance broker, or underwriter would have anticipated having a long-running risk event (the pandemic) at the same time as a major military environment (Russia’s invasion of Ukraine) all at the same time.
Airmic, 23rd February 2023
This report demonstrates why risk and internal audit professionals need to relook at the way they collaborate, as their organisations build resilience amid the maelstrom of geopolitical risks.