Risk Management
Articles on Risk Management from ADVISORI
The EU Benchmarks Regulation Tightens Again: What ESMA's 2026 Internal Control Guidelines Mean for Benchmark Administrators
The EU Benchmarks Regulation has acquired another layer. On 5 May 2026, ESMA published new Guidelines on Internal Controls that apply from 1 October 2026 — the latest step in a regulatory story running straight back to the LIBOR scandal. Here's what benchmark administrators and credit rating agencies now have to demonstrate.
Dr. Helge Thiele
July 17, 2026
The EBA Climate Stress Test: The New 2027 Climate Risk Module and What Banks Should Do
The draft 2027 EBA stress test introduces a dedicated climate risk module, layering transition and flood shocks onto the adverse macro-financial scenario. It leaves capital ratios untouched for now, but it produces exactly the kind of supervisory dataset that shapes future cycles, so the draft is best treated as a dry run.
Dr. Helge Thiele
July 13, 2026
PD Model Backtesting in the Spotlight: What the EBA's 2026 Paper Means for European Banks
For two decades, the performance of banks' PD models stayed inside confidential supervisory channels. The EBA's April 2026 Staff Paper changes that — applying systematic PD model backtesting across EU IRB banks, sharpening the binomial test for both asset and serial correlation, and putting a Tier 1 capital number on the result.
Dr. Helge Thiele
June 25, 2026
Credit Risk Modeling Trends 2026: Five Shifts Risk Managers Should Prepare For
The credit risk function of 2026 looks materially different from the one most banks still operate. Here are the five shifts, from generative AI to ESG integration, that risk managers should plan for now.
Dr. Helge Thiele
May 19, 2026
Less & Faster IRB Model Changes — What Actually Changed (and Why It Matters)
How the new IRB rules transform many previously time-consuming model changes into simple notifications—thereby drastically shortening approval times and significantly accelerating implementation
Dr. Helge Thiele
April 24, 2026
ESG Dashboard: Structure, KPIs & Tools for CSRD Sustainability Reporting
An ESG dashboard makes sustainability performance visible and auditable. This guide covers essential environmental, social, and governance KPIs, CSRD/ESRS alignment, data collection strategies, and tool selection for organizations building audit-ready ESG reporting.
Boris Friedrich
April 20, 2026
DORA ICT Risk Management: Requirements and Implementation Guide for Financial Institutions
DORA Articles 5–15 establish the ICT risk management framework that financial institutions must implement. This guide breaks down governance, framework structure, ICT systems management, detection, business continuity, and the learning loop — with a practical implementation roadmap.
Boris Friedrich
April 16, 2026
DPIA-Guide: Data Protection Impact Assessment Under GDPR - Step by Step
A Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) is mandatory for high-risk data processing under GDPR. This step-by-step guide covers when a DPIA is required, the 6-step methodology, risk evaluation, mitigating measures, and documentation requirements for regulatory compliance.
Boris Friedrich
April 07, 2026
Third-Party Risk Management: The Complete TPRM Guide for 2026
Third-party risk management (TPRM) identifies, assesses, and mitigates risks from vendors and suppliers. This guide covers the full TPRM lifecycle, risk classification, due diligence methods, continuous monitoring, DORA Articles 28–30 requirements, and practical tools for every maturity level.
Boris Friedrich
April 06, 2026
Intelligent ICS automation with RiskGeniusAI: Reduce costs, strengthen compliance, increase audit security
Transform your control processes: With RiskGeniusAI, compliance, efficiency and transparency in the ICS become measurably better.
Angelo Tarda
October 29, 2025
Strategic AI governance in the financial sector: Implementation of the BSI test criteria catalog in practice
The new BSI catalog defines test criteria for AI governance in the financial sector. Read how you can strategically implement transparency, fairness and security.
Dr. Helge Thiele
October 21, 2025
New BaFin supervisory notice on DORA: What companies should know and do now
BaFin creates clarity: New DORA instructions make the switch from BAIT/VAIT practical - less bureaucracy, more resilience.
Boris Friedrich
August 26, 2025
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