The Australia Risk Management Council
The year 2026 began with the launch of a new chapter of the European Risk Management Council—the Australia Risk Management Council. This strategic expansion marks the Council’s fifth chapter, joining its existing divisions in the UK, Continental Europe, Americas, and Asia-Pacific.
The inaugural CRO meeting of the Australia Risk Management Council took place in Sydney in February 2026, with participation from CROs of leading Australian financial institutions as well as international banks operating in Australia.
The launch of this new chapter expands the Council’s network, which already includes more than 250 banks, insurers, and other financial institutions. It also enhances cross-regional collaboration, fostering the effective sharing of best practices in risk management and compliance across Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific.
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Risk Landscape Review – December 2025
The European Risk Management Council has published the Q4 2025 Risk Landscape Review. This publication focuses on updating the Risk Sentiment Index (RSI), an expert-driven, forward-looking index that captures the expectations of Chief Risk Officers and other risk executives regarding the risk landscape of the financial sector in the next 12 months. The European Risk Management Council ran RSI surveys simultaneously in the UK and the US. This comparative approach highlights both divergent and convergent risk perceptions between the two markets, offering detailed insights into respondents’ views on top risks and emerging trends.
Please download the Q4 2025 edition of the Review from our Resource Centre.
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Crisis management: the last line of defence
The Financial Times published an article of Dr Evgueni Ivantsov, the Chairman of the European Risk Management Council, “Crisis management: the last line of defence”. In the opinion piece, Dr Ivantsov highlights that we should consider crisis management as one of the most fundamental, and important, elements of modern risk management. Yet, for years, this area has not received as much attention from top management and regulators as it deserves.
Please read the article here
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Going digital has transformed systemic risk
Dr Evgueni Ivantsov wrote his opinion piece on systemic risk, which was published by Financial Times’ Banking Risk & Regulation. In the article, he expresses a concern about emerging systemic “fault lines” due to the rapid digital transformation that has taken place in recent years. Alongside the well-known tech risks in the areas of cyber security and IT resilience, there is a potential for an unnoticed accumulation of systemic risk driven by digital transformation and arising from hidden concentrations, structural changes within industries, increasing interconnectedness, and model risks.
Please read the article here
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Three Lessons for Risk Managers and Regulators from SVB’s collapse
Dr. Evgueni Ivantsov, Chairman of the European Risk Management Council, authored an article titled “Three Lessons for Risk Managers and Regulators from SVB’s Collapse.” The article was recently published by the Financial Times’ Global Risk Regulator. Drawing from an analysis of SVB’s fiasco, Dr. Ivantsov proposes significant improvements to current risk management and regulatory practices. These enhancements aim to prevent similar banking failures in the future.
Please read the article here
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Where are the opportunities for banks?
Dr Evgueni Ivantsov, the Chairman of the European Risk Management Council, contributed to the recent publication of the Banker magazine. The magazine invited Dr Ivantsov to share his view on challenges, priorities and opportunities for banks. Other members of the expert panel who contributed to the publication were Tim Adams, President and CEO at Institute of International Finance (IIF) and former Under Secretary for International Affairs at US Treasury, Alicia García-Herrero, Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis, James Longsdon, Global Head of Banks at Fitch Ratings, and Sam Theodore, Lead Portfolio Manager at BlackRock.
Please read the article here
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See below the most recent Council’s think tank meetings:
