Is de-risking an over-reaction to over-regulation?
‘Risk avoidance' appears to have replaced ‘risk management'

The regulatory environment has seen significant growth in the wake of the global financial crisis, writes Jessica Thomas
The resulting effect is that ‘risk avoidance' appears to have replaced ‘risk management' and banks have embarked upon a wholesale culling of customers deemed to be ‘outside of risk appetite'. The phrase...
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