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Risk & Compliance news in Europe

An overview of news, trends and research in Risk & Compliance consulting in Europe:

Integrating Climate, Nature and Social into ESG financial services risk management As financial institutions step up their ESG ambitions, they are coming under mounting pressure to integrate these factors into their risk management frameworks.
08 April 2025
The Omnibus Package: A game-changer for sustainability compliance in financial services The EU’s newly released Omnibus Package introduces significant changes to corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence obligations, with the potential to fundamentally reshape the compliance
04 March 2025
How AI-powered crisis simulations help organizations avert nightmare scenarios We spoke with Maarten Schreuder and Rob Grondhuis from consulting firm Protiviti to explore how AI-powered crisis simulations are transforming organizational preparedness and providing companies with a competitive edge.
12 November 2024
French companies not fully prepared for geopolitical risks French companies operating abroad face risks and market disruptions caused by geopolitical instability.
12 November 2024
Risk Data Aggregation and Reporting: Understanding the BCBS 239 Framework The BCBS 239 framework is crucial for strengthening banks’ risk data aggregation and reporting. Despite its importance, achieving compliance remains challenging for many banks.
05 November 2024
How can AI streamline finance and risk in financial services? Organizations can uncover great value in harnessing AI for a variety of use cases in finance and risk.
23 September 2024
A framework for conducting the CSRD's Double Materiality Assessment Experts from FiSer Consulting outline what the Double Materiality Assessment exactly entails, and how companies can successfully complete the process.
27 August 2024
The CSRD a burden for retailers? Three key benefits The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is touted to mark the start of a major ESG shift across industries.
08 May 2024
The challenges of climate risk stress testing for banks Since the launch of the Climate Risk Stress Test, banks in Europe are obliged to conduct a stress test based on a set of different climate scenarios.
01 May 2024
Embedding ESG-related risks into Solvency II assessments With ESG increasingly at the forefront of strategic ambitions and regulatory compliance, risk managers in the in the insurance sector are being challenged to more deeply integrate climate-related ris
11 April 2024
Boosting credit risk assessments in banking with AI The assessment of credit risk demands a great deal of manual effort.
13 February 2024
Synechron adds RiskTech.AI offering to Accelerators program Synechron has added yet another Accelerator offering to its growing suite of Accelerators.
27 October 2023
European AI Act: Implications for the financial services industry The European Commission’s forthcoming Artificial Intelligence Act (‘AI Act’) is set regulate the use of artificial intelligence in the European Union.
19 October 2023
Crisis at Ukraine nuclear plant unlikely, says risk consultancy A major disaster at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine is unlikely, according to a report from strategic risk consultancy Sibylline.
23 September 2023
The compass of RiskSphere: From sustainability risks to opportunities With the effects of climate change becoming more pronounced, customers becoming more purpose-driven, and the introduction of strict ESG laws, the business risks around sustainability have never been
08 August 2023
How HEMA’s internal audit team adds value to the business For nearly a century, HEMA’s mission has been to ‘make everyday life better in a more beautiful world’.
31 July 2023
Implementing ISO 20022 for cross border payments In March 2023, the ISO 20022 standard adoption for cross-border payments went live for SWIFT and EUR RTGS systems (Target 2 and EBA).
19 May 2023
The growing importance of supply chain risk management Against the backdrop of a highly disruptive and volatile market environment, supply chain risk management has risen to the top echelons ofboardroom agendas.
05 April 2023
Cost-of-living crisis and climate change are top business risks The current economic crisis and the sharply rising cost of living around the world represent the greatest risk for companies worldwide in 2023, according to research unveiled at the World Economic Fo
19 January 2023
Leaders in Finance announces the European AML Event The gatekeeping function of banks is a hot topic – as AML fines are skyrocketing.
07 June 2022
Varrlyn and 4ESG Consulting guide sustainability programs of asset managers As it prepares for new sustainability-focused guidelines in its industry, a leading asset manager in the Netherlands has tapped Varrlyn and 4ESG Consulting for support.
09 March 2022
The impact of the Solvency II review package on insurers In September last year, the European Commission adopted a comprehensive ‘review package’ of the Solvency II rules (Directive 2009/138/EC) which has been applicable for insures in the European Union s
11 January 2022
Preparing for Europe’s new sustainability reporting directive (CSRD) As Europe is accelerating its efforts around the Green Deal, more companies will face new regulations, aimed at creating transparency about their environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts.
16 November 2021
EU draft legislation on artificial intelligence requires awareness Artificial intelligence (AI) is a rapidly growing part of our daily (business) life. As exciting and groundbreaking its possibilities are, the technology can also come with major risks.
06 October 2021
The complex puzzle of integrating finance and risk in banking Banks have faced an incessant tidal wave of new regulations over the past decade, largely designed to prevent a second credit crisis.
07 June 2021
UnaVista admits Varrlyn into its Consulting Partner Programme UnaVista has admitted a new consulting firm to its Consulting Partner Programme, welcoming Varrlyn as its first partner in the Benelux.
07 May 2021
How low-code systems can take KYC and AML to the next level In recent years, banks have been hitting the headlines for not cracking down on tax evasion and money laundering.
04 May 2021
How KPMG's FRM practice helps clients adapt to changing financial risk Helen Stijnen and Hessel van Straalen from KPMG’s Financial Risk Management (FRM) practice spoke to Consultancy.eu on how the firm supports the response to regulatory developments.
15 April 2021
Why communication is key for effective risk management Effective risk management is grounded on a range of success factors and the right interplay between them.
13 April 2021
FTI helps Malta Financial Services Authority with financial crime FTI Consulting has in the past two years delivered a number of engagements at the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), bagging over €3.4 million in fees for its services.
14 December 2020
Rabobank outsources parts of regulatory reporting to consultancy Dutch bank Rabobank has decided to outsource parts of its regulatory reporting processes to European consulting firm BearingPoint.
29 October 2020
First Consulting helps a large bank with risk monitoring First Consulting has assisted a large bank in the Netherlands with improving the risk monitoring of its leveraged portfolio. Each client is monitored at a centralised, structured location.
09 October 2020

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