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SUMMIT REGISTRATION
Education Event – Course

Transforming Finance: Machine Learning and Blockchain

20 November 2018

A Rotman Executive Program sponsored by GRI – This course is about putting machine learning and blockchain technology to work for your organization. Machine learning and blockchain technology are rapidly changing the financial services industry. Get ahead of the curve by learning how to leverage these exciting new tools.

Special Event - By Invitation Only

National Pension Hub Seminar: Exit, Voice, and ESG

17 October 2018

Can institutions invest in a way that improves the world with little or no cost to investment performance? If so, what are the best techniques for attaining such goals? In this talk we will explore these questions, taking as the centerpiece of the discussion the issue of climate change.

Research Report

Climate games: Who’s on first? What’s on second?

15 October 2018

In view of the recent turmoil caused by international trade negotiations, we can view climate change policy in a game theoretic setting. In other words, although the major players may benefit from global emission reduction, there is a natural tendency to engage in climate policy as a strategic game. In this report, we study three different climate change games and compare with the outcome of choices by a Social Planner.

Research Report

Strategic interactions and uncertainty in decisions to curb greenhouse gas emissions

15 October 2018

Climate change caused by human activity represents a particularly intractable tragedy of the commons, which can only be addressed by cooperative actions of individual decision makers at both national and regional levels.

HIDE SHOW

Transforming Finance: Machine Learning and Blockchain

20 November 2018

National Pension Hub Seminar: Exit, Voice, and ESG

17 October 2018

Climate games: Who’s on first? What’s on second?

15 October 2018

Strategic interactions and uncertainty in decisions to curb greenhouse gas emissions

15 October 2018

Welcome

Our Mission

The Global Risk Institute 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.

News

Richard Nesbitt to retire as CEO of The Global Risk Institute

The Global Risk Institute in Financial Services (GRI) today announced that Richard Nesbitt, its Chief Executive Officer, will be retiring as an officer and a director of the organization pending the appointment of a successor.

Ideas

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.

Engagement

Financial institutions, governments, policymakers and regulators are all seeking growth and stability in an uncertain world. The Global Risk Institute responds by providing them with better intelligence, information and training.

Building Risk Professionals

Global Risk Institute believes in engaging directly with our members in order to assist them in building knowledge and strengthen their risk management team capacity. We do that through hosted events, publications and education programs.

Our Themes

  • Technological Disruption

    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.

  • Climate Change

    GRI is engaged in expanding financial sectors understanding of climate-related risks and costs.

  • Regulation

    GRI is working with our members to help in improving processes, governance and offering strategies to cope regulatory changes.

Our
Model

EXPLAINED

How We Engage

  • Seminars and Workshops

    GRI members have access to presentations, workshops and forums presented by leading experts.

  • In-house Presentations

    GRI executive team is regularly invited to give special presentations to business and Risk Management divisions.

  • Annual Conference

    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.

  • Education Programs

    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.

Publications

Research Report

Climate games: Who’s on first? What’s on second?

15 October 2018

In view of the recent turmoil caused by international trade negotiations, we can view climate change policy in a game theoretic setting. In other words, although the major players may benefit from global emission reduction, there is a natural tendency to engage in climate policy as a strategic game. In this report, we study three different climate change games and compare with the outcome of choices by a Social Planner.

Projects

Systemic Risk

Systemic Risk Benchmarking Study (SRISK)

2 May 2017

Systemic Risk Benchmarking Study (SRISK) 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 updates of… View Article

Risk Management Best Practice

Hedging and Risk-Return Frontier: an ALM Perspective

16 June 2016

Hedging and Risk-Return Frontier in Insurance: an ALM Perspective Asset-Liability Management (ALM) attempts to manage the underlying risk 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 model risk. This… View Article

Regulatory compliance and financial stability

Short Selling Bans

13 June 2016

Short Selling Bans 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. Short-selling bans… View Article

Members

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