Navigating geopolitical risk – a new era for financial services - S7E2

In this episode, host Tessa Norman is joined by Derek Leatherdale, Senior Geopolitical Risk Adviser at Sibylline, and Sean Withington, Senior Manager in PwC’s Geopolitics team, to explore the rising prominence of geopolitical risk for the financial services sector.

Our expert guests unpack the complex and fast-moving nature of today’s geopolitical landscape, highlighting how this risk is increasingly shaping strategic, operational and regulatory priorities for firms. We delve into the evolving regulatory expectations and implications for firms’ operational resilience, cross-border capital flows, and risk and compliance structures.

Our guests also share practical actions firms can take to enhance their geopolitical risk management – from scenario planning and integrated testing to organisational structures – and reflect on how the sector can draw lessons from more mature industries. As firms look to the future, we discuss the steps leaders can take to build resilience and readiness in an era where geopolitics is a core risk consideration.

You can contact our PwC speakers if you’d like to discuss any of the topics covered, at tessa.norman@pwc.com and sean.withington@pwc.com. 

To hear more from us on financial services risk & regulation, you can access all our regular publications at this site: https://www.pwc.co.uk/industries/financial-services/understanding-regulatory-developments.html.