The Effect of Malicious Cyber Activity on the U.S. Corporate Sector

"We compile a comprehensive dataset of adverse #cyberevents experienced by #us firms. We then categorize #cyberincidents by their detrimental impacts on firms' assets and operations, e.g., #datatheft, #ransomwareattacks, #securitybreaches, #denialofservice attacks, and show that firms suffer significant value losses across multiple cyber categories."

Public Attention, Sentiment and the Default of Silicon Valley Bank

"... the results provide empirical evidence that #twitter#sentiment and media attention ultimately fueled and accelerated the crash dynamics of #siliconvalleybank apart from the asset-liability mismatch caused by inappropriate #riskmanagement. The findings also emphasize the importance of #socialmedia and herding behaviour for #financialstability."

Climate Stress Testing

This paper that explores the design of #climate#stresstests to assess #macroprudential#risks from #climatechange in the #financialsector. The authors review current climate stress #scenarios employed by #regulators, highlighting the need to consider dynamic policy choices, better understand feedback loops between climate change and the economy, and explore compound #riskscenarios. They argue that more research is needed to identify channels through which plausible scenarios can impact credit risks, incorporate #bank-lending responses to #climaterisk, assess the adequacy of climate #riskpricing in #financialmarkets, and better understand the process of expectations formation around the realizations of climate risks.

Refining Data Protection: Anonymisation and Scope of GDPR

This paper explores the #uncertainty around when #data is considered "#personaldata" under #dataprotection#laws. The authors propose that by focusing on the specific #risks to #fundamentalrights that are caused by #dataprocessing, the question whether data falls under the scope of the #gdpr becomes clearer.

Are Svb and Signature Bank Canaries in a Coalmine or is Something Else Going on?

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"This article discusses the recent bank failures of #svb and #signaturebank and analyzes the balance sheets of these banks to determine if they were outliers or if they represent a systemic problem in #riskmanagement... Our analysis suggests that SVB and Signature were not representative of the canary in the coal mine and that they do not represent the average risk among #banks, but a classic #bankrun run cannot be precluded."

ESG and the Weakening Business Judgment Rule

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As more #laws and #legal norms are introduced to enforce #esg standards, directors are required to ensure that their corporation complies with these standards. This encroaches on the #fiduciary relationship between directors and the corporation and weakens the Business Judgment Rule (#bjr) as directors must operate within the law and implement #compliance systems to keep up with the growing #esggoals.

Getting the Blend Right: Public‑Private Partnerships in Risk Management

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The paper argues that seeing #riskmanagement as a question of defining the partnership between business and government is crucial to improving it rather than focusing solely on the amount of #regulation.Sometimes these partnerships are adversarial, as they can be with government regulation. Other times they are seemingly invisible, such as when society relies on private #insurance markets to manage risk.

Time for a Tune‑up: Reforms to Private‑Sector Auto Insurance could Lower Costs and Add Value

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It proposes policy changes to reduce the cost and improve the value of #autoinsurance in #canada. The study found that Canadians pay the highest premiums in the world for auto #insurance relative to GDP, with personal injury coverage being the most significant contributor to overall differences. The paper recommends product reforms and addressing #autorepair#fraud to increase consumer choice, reduce disputes, and provide better value.