GRI is the premier organization that defines thought leadership in risk management for the financial industry globally. It brings together leaders from industry, academia, and government to draw actionable insights on emerging risks globally.
The Global Risk Institute in Financial Services (GRI) has agreed to support student scholarships and co-curricular activities that enhance student’s ability to connect with practitioners and industry experts. The inaugural cohort of the Master of Financial Risk Management (MFRM) program at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management started last week. This is an… View Article
As a leader for risk management professionals in the finance sector, Global Risk Institute focuses on investigating and exploring the most critical issues facing global institutions today.
Technological advances are challenging the way the finance sector operates. We study to these innovations and equip you with knowledge to help mitigate the threats, identify the trends and capitalize on new opportunities.
GRI is engaged in expanding financial sectors understanding of climate-related risks and costs.
GRI is working with our members to help in improving processes, governance and offering strategies to cope regulatory changes.
GRI members have access to presentations, workshops and forums presented by leading experts.
GRI executive team is regularly invited to give special presentations to business and Risk Management divisions.
Global Risk Institute’s annual conference is focused on bringing together risk management professionals in a collaborative environment featuring interactive discussions and case studies by world leading experts.
Global Risk Institute has several programs underway to improve the skills of risk managers, from students graduating from University to C-Suite executives to board members.
22 September 2016
Computing capacity continues to expand and transform the world we live in. With computing capacity doubling every two years, as we cram more transistors onto microprocessors. And what is the result?
22 September 2016
One of the leading issues on the agenda is Cyber Security. Richard Nesbitt, Chief Executive Officer at Global Risk Institute, talks about risks in the global financial industry.
21 September 2016
Delta hedging is an important way in which traders manage the risk in a portfolio of options. This article discusses those options.
16 June 2016
Title Hedging and Risk-Return Frontier in Insurance: an ALM Perspective Summary: Asset-Liability Management (ALM) attempts to manage the risk that arises from mismatches between assets and liabilities that arise from fluctuations in the financial landscape. This project creates an ALM strategy for insurance companies that will account for demographic and financial risk while controlling for… View Article
13 June 2016
Title Systemic Risk Benchmarking Study (SRISK) SUMMARY: The systemic risk measure (SRISK) originally proposed by Brownlees and Engle (2011), is defined as the expected capital shortfall of a firm conditional on a prolonged market decline. It is a function of a firm’s size, leverage, and risk and can be calculated using publicly available data. Weekly… View Article
13 June 2016
Title Short Selling Bans SUMMARY: In both the 2008-09 crisis and the 2011-12 euro debt crisis, security regulators imposed short selling bans, targeting them mainly at financial institutions. This was motivated by the fear that a collapse in a bank’s stock price could lead them to experience funding problems which would trigger further price drops…. View Article
