Ecological, Societal, and Technological Risks and the Financial Sector

by Thomas Walker

Author	: Thomas Walker
Publisher	: Springer Nature
Total Pages	: 453
Release	: 2020-06-10
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 3030388581

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Today’s financial sector faces multiple challenges stemming from ecological, societal, and technological risks such as climate change, political extremism, and cyber-attacks. However, these non-traditional risks are yet to be fully identified and measured, in order to ensure their successful management. This edited collection sheds light on the topic by examining the unique measurement and modelling challenges associated with each of these risks, and their interaction with finance. Offering a comprehensive analysis of non-traditional finance risks, the authors provide the basis for developing appropriate risk management techniques. With new approaches to protect against emerging threats to the financial sector, this edited collection will appeal to academics researching sustainability, development finance, and risk management, as well as policy-makers and practitioners within the banking sector.

Powering the Digital Economy: Opportunities and Risks of Artificial Intelligence in Finance

by El Bachir Boukherouaa

Author	: El Bachir Boukherouaa
Publisher	: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages	: 35
Release	: 2021-10-22
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 1589063953

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This paper discusses the impact of the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in the financial sector. It highlights the benefits these technologies bring in terms of financial deepening and efficiency, while raising concerns about its potential in widening the digital divide between advanced and developing economies. The paper advances the discussion on the impact of this technology by distilling and categorizing the unique risks that it could pose to the integrity and stability of the financial system, policy challenges, and potential regulatory approaches. The evolving nature of this technology and its application in finance means that the full extent of its strengths and weaknesses is yet to be fully understood. Given the risk of unexpected pitfalls, countries will need to strengthen prudential oversight.

Managing Climate Risk in the U.S. Financial System

by Leonardo Martinez-Diaz

Author	: Leonardo Martinez-Diaz
Publisher	: U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Total Pages	: 196
Release	: 2020-09-09
Genre	: Science
ISBN	: 057874841X

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This publication serves as a roadmap for exploring and managing climate risk in the U.S. financial system. It is the first major climate publication by a U.S. financial regulator. The central message is that U.S. financial regulators must recognize that climate change poses serious emerging risks to the U.S. financial system, and they should move urgently and decisively to measure, understand, and address these risks. Achieving this goal calls for strengthening regulators’ capabilities, expertise, and data and tools to better monitor, analyze, and quantify climate risks. It calls for working closely with the private sector to ensure that financial institutions and market participants do the same. And it calls for policy and regulatory choices that are flexible, open-ended, and adaptable to new information about climate change and its risks, based on close and iterative dialogue with the private sector. At the same time, the financial community should not simply be reactive—it should provide solutions. Regulators should recognize that the financial system can itself be a catalyst for investments that accelerate economic resilience and the transition to a net-zero emissions economy. Financial innovations, in the form of new financial products, services, and technologies, can help the U.S. economy better manage climate risk and help channel more capital into technologies essential for the transition. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5247742

OECD Sovereign Borrowing Outlook 2021

by OECD

Author	: OECD
Publisher	: OECD Publishing
Total Pages	: 94
Release	: 2021-05-20
Genre	:
ISBN	: 9264852395

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This edition of the OECD Sovereign Borrowing Outlook reviews developments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic for government borrowing needs, funding conditions and funding strategies in the OECD area.

Water Risk and Its Impact on the Financial Markets and Society

by Thomas Walker

Author	: Thomas Walker
Publisher	: Springer Nature
Total Pages	: 363
Release	: 2021-08-20
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 3030776506

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Water risks, including the lack of access to fresh water for personal and industrial use, droughts, floods, and water contamination, are problems that are not new, yet, they are amplifying in the face of climate change, population growth, and rapid economic development. Properly identifying, measuring, and managing these risks as well as taking advantage of related mitigation opportunities is essential for the future well-being of firms across various industries, investors who invest in these firms, local and federal governments, and ultimately our society as a whole. This edited book sheds light on this topic by examining the unique measurement and modelling challenges associated with either the scarcity or overabundance of water and their interaction with finance and society. Specifically, it explores approaches to assess and operationalize water risk, examines the vulnerability of institutions and markets, and discusses strategies for risk mitigation.

Central Banking, Monetary Policy and the Environment

by Rochon, Louis-Philippe

Author	: Rochon, Louis-Philippe
Publisher	: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages	: 287
Release	: 2022-08-16
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 1800371950

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Part of the Elgar Series on Central Banking and Monetary Policy, this book explores the relationship between central banking, monetary policy and the economy at large. It focuses on the specific relationship between central banking, monetary policy and the environment as central banks wake up to new realities.

EIB Investment Report 2020/2021

by European Investment Bank

Author	: European Investment Bank
Publisher	: European Investment Bank
Total Pages	: 591
Release	: 2021-02-04
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 9286148127

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The Europe Union's massive efforts to rebuild after the coronavirus pandemic present a unique opportunity to transform its economy, making it more green and digital – and ultimately more competitive. The Investment Report 2020-2021 looks at the toll the pandemic took on European firms' investment and future plans, as well as their efforts to meet the demands of climate change and the digital revolution. The report's analysis is based on a unique set of databases and data from a survey of 12 500 firms conducted in the summer of 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. While providing a snapshot of the heavy toll the pandemic took on some forms of investment, the report also offers hope by pointing out the economic areas in which Europe remains strong, such as technologies that combine green and digital innovation.

Exploring the Dark Side of FinTech and Implications of Monetary Policy

by Ahmed, Sheraz

Author	: Ahmed, Sheraz
Publisher	: IGI Global
Total Pages	: 300
Release	: 2023-03-02
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 1668463830

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FinTech has revolutionized the way financial services are delivered and consumed in the modern world and the use of central bank digital currencies is gaining traction. With these new advancements, further study is required to ensure they are utilized appropriately and reach their full potential. Exploring the Dark Side of FinTech and Implications of Monetary Policy examines recent advancements in central bank digital currency and many FinTech applications and discusses FinTech trends, possibilities, and challenges as well as different moral, ethical, and social issues. Covering key topics such as digital economy, monetary policy, and sustainability, this reference work is ideal for managers, industry professionals, business owners, entrepreneurs, policymakers, researchers, scholars, practitioners, instructors, and students.

Water Risk Modeling

by Dieter Gramlich

Author	: Dieter Gramlich
Publisher	: Springer Nature
Total Pages	: 383
Release	: 2023-02-17
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 3031238117

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This book sheds light on the topic of financial water risk by examining the modeling challenges associated with physical, regulatory, and reputational water risk in finance. It explores various approaches to operationalize water risk from a financial analysis, investment management, and climate science perspective. The analysis of tools to assess water risk provides the basis for the development of appropriate risk-return management techniques in finance and beyond. This book provides new insights by focusing on financial water threats and their related opportunities. It will be of interest to both academics and practitioners who work at the interface of finance, economics, nature, and society.