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When Regulators Sound the Alarm: Why Geopolitical Risk Is No Longer a Footnote
Geopolitical risk has become the defining challenge for global banks. Regulators across Europe and the US are demanding integrated, forward-looking risk management strategies that treat geopolitical instability as a central, not peripheral, concern. This article explores how supervisory priorities, data insights and evolving risk hierarchies are forcing institutions to modernize their modeling and stress-testing capabilities.
Oct 27, 2025
David Hough, Senior Advisor Balance Sheet Management, FIS Global
The views and opinions expressed in this content are those of the thought leader as an individual and are not attributed to CeFPro or any other organization
- Global regulators are warning that geopolitical risk is now central to financial stability.
- EBA stress tests show €547bn potential losses for 64 banks under severe geopolitical shocks.
- ECB’s 2025–27 priorities shift focus to resilience against macro-financial and geopolitical threats.
- Banks are cutting cross-border exposure but lack integrated modeling tools.
- 59% of risk leaders now rank geopolitics above macroeconomic risks; 86% need better scenario analysis.
- Institutions must evolve from static compliance to dynamic, integrated risk management.
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