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Wednesday, October 20th 2021

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Is Risk Management hindering Growth?

This week’s must read

The interconnected risk landscape
We live in an interconnected world, where the process of considering emerging risks can be used to build resilience to these challenges.

Covid will change people’s minds, but not all pandemics will be like this one, and history isn’t always the best predictor of the future. The same can be said about new risks, which is why it’s critical to constantly stress test ideas and collaborate with various people outside of your industry and comfort zone.

This Week’s Must Read is an insight piece from Lucy Stanbrough, Willis Towers Watson on how to gain insight on the emerging risks and interconnections between drivers and risks across 4 key trends.

Lucy Stanbrough @Willis Towers Watson

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Thought Leadership

How To Make Risk Functions More Courageous
Four ways to move beyond fear

Chief risk officers who have been in the industry for a long time understand that there are known risks and unpredictable risks, and are now required to cope with unanticipated change on a regular basis. Dealing with such a situation necessitates a great deal of bravery, yet courage is a trait that is rarely mentioned in the context of risk management.

Michelle Daisley@OliverWyman

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Risk management insights from the PwC Pulse Survey
How are CROs, CAEs, and CISOs facing risks and building resilience? The latest findings and strategies.

In this PwC’s Pulse Survey we will see that Risk managers have now largely managed the risks associated with having remote employees in many locations,even as the pandemic accelerated technological transformations. They are ready to capitalize on it. Now, risk professionals are seeing the upside that can come with a reimagined hybrid workforce.

Joseph Nocera, Tom Snyder, Dietmar Serbee and Tiffany Gallagher @Pwc

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Risk and growth in the fintech sector -
In our latest insights article we look at the fintech world, a sector where the appetite for growth can often outpace the appetite for risk.

Financial technology firms provide a diverse variety of services, including payments, loans, savings, insurance, and, more recently, cryptocurrencies and their business models, products, and markets are continuously changing. How fintech companies may improve their risk management and utilize it as a business development facilitator.

Dafydd Hobbs @Gobeyond Partners

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Aligning the Four Rs of Decision-Making: Results, Resources, Restrictions, Risk
By Michael Barna , Kepner-Tregoe Not all decisions require a high level of rigor.Fundamentally, the amount of time and effort

Not every decision necessitates extreme caution. For any high-impact decision when the danger of making the wrong option is significant, or where other people’s opinions on the optimal choice must be considered, a more methodical approach to decision-making is required.

Michael Barna@Kepner-Tregoe

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This week’s Consulting News

Technology and Business Expert Kevin Surovcik Joins MorganFranklin Consulting - MorganFranklin Consulting
Experienced industry veteran joins MorganFranklin to further support firm’s transformative technology service.

| Kevin Surovcik@MorganFranklin Consulting

Ricardo Gomez and Christoph Schlossarek Join FTI Consulting to Lead Forensic and Litigation Consulting Segment in Germany | FTI Consulting
FTI Consulting today announced the expansion of its capabilities in Germany with the appointment of Dr Ricardo Gomez and Christoph Schlossarek.

| Dr. Ricardo Gomez and Christoph Schlossarek@FTI Consulting

Bowman Expands into Louisville, KY through Acquisition of BTM Engineering, Inc. - Bowman
BTM Engineering, Inc. offers a variety of services including civil and structural engineering, planning, land survey and 3-D scanning, landscape architecture, and cellular infrastructure design.

| @Bowman

KPMG launches multi-year program to accelerate global solutions for Environmental, Social and Governance issues
KPMG plans to spend more than US$1.5 billion to focus on the ESG change agenda.

| Mark Walters@KPMG

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