AI to Quantum: The New Financial Risk Agenda Emerging from BRICS

AI to Quantum

At the BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting held in Mumbai on September 10, 2026, finance-sector discussions explicitly covered cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing, assessing both the opportunities and the risks these technologies bring to the financial Read More …

Compliance Training for NBFCs: RBI Requirements, Governance and Regulatory Readiness

Compliance Training for NBFCs

Compliance training for NBFCs is becoming increasingly important as regulatory responsibility extends far beyond the Compliance Department and into Risk Management, Internal Audit, Credit, Operations, Technology, Finance, Collections and senior management. For Middle Layer and Upper Layer NBFCs in particular, Read More …

BRICS Moves from Cyber Policy to Cyber Drills for Financial Institutions

BRICS Moves from Cyber Policy to Cyber Drills

At the BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting held in Mumbai on September 10, 2026, member countries commended the third iteration of the BRICS Cyber Exercise and Drills, conducted under the theme Resilience and Cooperation for Cyber Defence. Read More …

BRICS 2026 and the Emerging Risk & Resilience Agenda for BFSI

The XVIII BRICS Summit held in New Delhi on 12–13 September 2026 may prove significant for the global financial sector for a reason that goes beyond geopolitics, trade or economic cooperation. Across the New Delhi Declaration, a distinct financial-sector agenda Read More …

Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Professional Learning Pathway

Governance, Risk & Compliance

Governance, Risk and Compliance are increasingly interconnected within modern organisations. Effective GRC is not simply about following regulations or maintaining policies, organisations need clear governance structures, effective risk oversight, strong internal controls, regulatory compliance, accountability, and appropriate management of risks Read More …

Operational Risk & Business Resilience Learning Pathway by RMAI

Operational Risk & Business Resilience Learning Pathway by RMAI

Operational failures can arise from people, processes, systems, technology, third parties, and external events. A process breakdown, system outage, vendor failure, human error, or unexpected disruption can quickly create financial losses, customer impact, regulatory concerns, and reputational consequences. Effective Operational Read More …

Enterprise & Strategic Risk Management Learning Pathway by RMAI

Enterprise & Strategic Risk Management

Enterprise-level Risk Management requires more than identifying and controlling individual risks. Organisations need to understand how uncertainty can affect strategy, business objectives, decision-making, reputation, governance, and long-term performance. A strategic decision may create financial, operational, regulatory, technological, and reputational consequences Read More …

Risk Management Foundation Learning Pathway by RMAI

Risk Management Foundation Learning Pathway by RMAI

Organisations operate in an environment shaped by financial uncertainty, regulatory change, technology disruption, cyber threats, geopolitical developments, climate concerns, and operational challenges. Risk Management knowledge is therefore relevant not only for dedicated Risk professionals, but also for managers, auditors, compliance Read More …

Professional Learning Pathways in Risk Management by RMAI

Professional Learning Pathways in Risk Management by RMAI

Smart Online Course offers more than 70 online certification courses across professional and career oriented areas, and with such a wide range available, learners can sometimes find it difficult to decide which courses are most relevant to their current role, Read More …

Book Review : Insurance and Financial Risk Management in Life Insurance

The life insurance industry operates at the intersection of uncertainty, long-term financial commitments, and public trust. Every life insurance policy represents a promise to policyholders and beneficiaries that may extend over several decades. The ability of insurers to honour these Read More …