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.
Friday Reading Edition 151 (28th April 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.
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Friday Reading Edition 149 (14th April 2023)
This week’s speech by the governor of the Bank of England, in which he played down the risks of a system-wide banking crisis, paving the way for further interest rate increases to combat the UK’s high inflation levels.
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Friday Reading Edition 149 (14th April 2023)
KPMG’s latest Global Economic Outlook looks at the prospects for the world economy in 2023 and 2024, providing forecasts for growth, inflation and unemployment for 34 countries and economic areas.
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Friday Reading Edition 146 (24th March 2023)
The fall of Credit Suisse has dealt a serious blow to Switzerland's credentials as the world's leading wealth management centre, experts warn, calling into question its reputation for stability, regulation and corporate governance.
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Friday Reading Edition 146 (24th March 2023)
The collapse of SVB Financial and Signature Bank marks the second and third largest US bank failures since 2008. What have been the ripple effects on the global banking sector so far?
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Friday Reading Edition 146 (24th March 2023)
While banking crises have historically centred on credit risk, this recent crisis of confidence stemmed from unrealised losses on safe securities that made depositors anxiously seek liquidity.
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Friday Reading Edition 146 (24th March 2023)
Bank collapses and industry volatility are creating challenges worldwide, but key considerations could lead to resilience.
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Friday Reading Edition 145 (17th March 2023)
Discusses the repercussions of higher interest rates for the macroeconomic environment and financial stability and the potential implications for supervision and regulation.
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Friday Reading Edition 145 (17th March 2023)
A balance of differing views this week from financial analysts as to whether we are looking at a contagion following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.
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Friday Reading Edition 145 (17th March 2023)
With the benefit of hindsight, there is hardly a risk management failure that can’t be explained in a few paragraphs. It always comes down to a few points: too much risk, too little diversification, and playing fast and loose with the rules.
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