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News#RISK Europe Expands its Community with New Partnerships in Professional Development, Finance, and Startup Innovation
As Europe’s leading risk expo continues to build momentum, it announces four new strategic partnerships with The CPD Group, Enterprise Risk Management Academy (ERMA), Financial Services Review Europe, and Startupmag, further strengthening its commitment to professional excellence and a diverse, cross-functional community.
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FeatureThe Risk Leader’s Dilemma: Navigating a New Frontier of Power and Responsibility
As boardrooms chase the immense power of AI and data, the responsibility to manage the fallout lands squarely on risk leaders.
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FeatureMastering the Interconnected World: Why the Five Critical Risks of 2025 Demand a New Approach
As leaders grapple with a landscape defined by AI disruption, geopolitical volatility, and hyper-connectivity, the siloed approach to risk management is no longer viable. #RISK Europe is designed to address this new reality head-on.
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Feature#RISK Europe: Forging the Future of Integrated Risk in an Interconnected World
In today’s volatile global landscape, risk is no longer a function confined to a single department. It is a dynamic and pervasive force that cuts across every facet of an organisation.
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NewsIntroducing #RISK London Partners, the International Compliance Association (ICA)
The International Compliance Association (ICA), a leading professional body for regulatory and financial crime compliance, and #Risk London, the UK’s premier event for governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) professionals, are thrilled to announce the partnership.
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NewsCFOs Embrace Generative AI Amid Knowledge Gaps and Integration Hurdles
New research concludes that Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) in the US are increasingly integrating generative AI into their financial strategies, but education is needed more than ever.
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NewsRetailers Must Embrace AI to Stay Competitive and Reduce Risk in the Gen AI Era
Generative AI has been available to retailers for over a year, and the transformative potential of this technology is becoming increasingly evident.
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NewsPrivacy concerns slowing UK decision on digital cash
The United Kingdom remains uncertain about the implementation of a state-backed digital pound, deferring any decision until at least next year amid persisting privacy concerns.
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NewsCollaboration central to new UK bill designed to fight financial crime
In its bid to become a global fintech centre and financial services leader, the UK has inadvertently made itself a larger target for the financial criminals, experts argue.
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Q&AMeet the expert: Anastasia Avramenko to speak at #RISK Amsterdam
We are delighted to announce that compliance leader, Anastasia Avramenko is to speak at #RISK Amsterdam, next month.
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NewsCorruption and uncertainty dominate political climate in Bulgaria
Experts fear that Bulgaria’s political system could near the brink of collapse this summer if the state is not able to establish a new government and effectively combat endemic corruption.
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FeatureCrypto Service Sanctioned In a Complex and Evolving Risk Landscape
Image Source: Imgur - The US Treasury Department has sanctioned a “virtual currency mixer” for failing to prevent money laundering by foreign cybercriminals. The developer behind the project was arrested in Amsterdam two days after the sanction was announced.
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FeatureLaw Firm Fines Quadrupled Over Two Years, Mostly Due to Money-Laundering Compliance Failings
Data from the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) shows a substantial increase in the number and amount of fines issued to law firms. A look at the data reveals the main cause of the increase: law firms are failing to meet their obligations to detect and prevent money laundering.
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FeatureThe Crackdown on the Illicit-Finances Aiding Oligarchs
The United States Department of Treasury has outlined actions it plans to take to address illicit finance, saying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had underscored the need to close regulatory loopholes and step up the fight against related financial crime and transnational corruption.
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NewsInvestors warn European companies over climate accounting
Volkswagen and BP are among 17 of Europe’s largest companies to have been warned by 34 investors over their accounting of climate risks.
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NewsRussia readies roubles for bondholders as debt default looms
Russia moved closer to defaulting on international debts this week, prompting a move to hoard roubles to pay international bond holders that need to be repaid in dollars.
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NewsDay two at FinCrime Global explores crypto-regulation and the EU’s anti-money laundering tactics
FinCrime Global’s second day delivered more expert insight for financial leaders and senior practitioners working within financial crime.
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NewsEurope to toughen up on crypto transfers to close net on financial criminals
The European Union is making moves to shore up security around the transfers of cryptocurrency as part of a programme of measures designed to enhance governance and control in the rapidly evolving crypto sector.
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NewsUS Departments of Treasury and Justice launch oligarch whistleblower programme
The US Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has created a new whistleblower programme that will pay more than $5 million to any whistleblower with original information that helps them seize assets of Russian elites seeking to evade US sanctions.
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EventFinCrime Focus: Sanctions is a one-day livestream event
The use of unilateral and multilateral sanctions continues to rise in international relations and fast-changing, far-reaching laws, regulations, and multinational initiatives are transforming the sanctions field on a regular basis meaning organisations need to be at the top of their game.
