by Jonathan Leonardelli, FRM | May 21, 2024 | CECL
Much has changed since CECL became effective—data has grown, technologies have advanced. While those changes themselves may cause a Financial Institution (FI) to reevaluate its CECL system a more important motivator might be experience. For most FIs, the CECL process...
by Regitze Ladekarl, FRM | May 20, 2024 | Risk Report
We at The Risk Report have been exploring entities that by all accounts (haha!) act like banks but aren’t. This week Forbes and a few others highlighted that while these companies largely are exempt from regulation, and market that as an upside, they are also very...
by Regitze Ladekarl, FRM | Apr 29, 2024 | Climate Risk, Risk Report
As you might have noticed, there are differences in the approach to climate change between the US and Europe. In the US, the political discourse on the subject tends to set the pace of progress whereas the Europeans seem to agree more on the interpretation of...
by Regitze Ladekarl, FRM | Apr 15, 2024 | Climate Risk, Risk Report
A few weeks ago, we reported that the SEC had finally settled on a rule for companies to disclose a small part of their carbon emissions. It seemed like a baby step in the direction of where the rest of the world has been heading for years, namely a global net zero...
by Regitze Ladekarl, FRM | Mar 25, 2024 | Climate Risk, Risk Report
Team Regulator is taking some hits on the chin right now. A few weeks ago, the SEC adopted the final rules for climate disclosure. These rules have been underway for two years and came out less comprehensive than desired due to a solid pushback from Team Business....