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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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.
Airmic, 23rd February 2023
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.
Bank of England, 4th December 2023
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.
KPMG, 3rd January 2023
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.
Reuters, 23rd March 2023
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.
S&P Global, 20th March 2023
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?