How Hard Will COVID-19 Slam the Global Economy?
As infections accelerate in South Korea, Italy, and Iran, policy makers are wondering if the COVID-19 virus is escalating into…
Browsing: The Horn
The COVID-19 Infodemic
Viral disinformation is making it harder for public health workers to deal with the very real challenges of fighting the…
Stop Calling the Coronavirus Outbreak a Black Swan
Coverage of the coronavirus outbreak in China includes maddening references to the outbreak as a “black swan” –that is, a…
The Climate and Investment Risk Feedback Loop
A recent welcome rainstorm in Australia provided firefighters a brief respite in their months-long battle against raging wildfires. Amid record high temperatures…
Cyber risk governance should take centre stage in financial services
It feels as though cyber risk has crept up on us without warning and with great intensity. We have come…
The Gray Rhinos of 2019: Where Did We End Up?
The earliest Top Risks, predictions, and outlook lists for 2020 are out already. For the fifth year in a row,…
The Road to You-Know-Where in the Gig Economy
You know where they say the path littered with good intentions leads: No place you want to go. That’s what…
The Chicken, the Egg and the Yield Curve
Have you been hearing huge sighs of relief lately? To understand why, look to the U.S. yield curve –that is,…
Inspired Companies: From Shareholders to Stakeholders
The Business Roundtable got a lot of attention from its recent statement that the purpose of a corporation was not just to…
My September Bookshelf: Asia and Risk
Those long summer days are great for reading, and as they draw to a close I wanted to share with…