Insights on Risk, Innovation & Leadership
Explore thought leadership articles by Laksh Vaswani — blending regulatory rigor with real-world transformation lessons across global finance.
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The Risk Chronicles
A 7-part executive series unpacking risk leadership in today’s regulated world — featuring behavioral risk, cyber risk, third-party risk, and more.
Behavioral Risk – The Quiet Threat No One Sees Coming
Behavioral Risk – The Quiet Threat No One Sees Coming A Perfect Audit. A Flawed Culture. Not long ago, I walked into a senior management meeting at a well-respected institution where everything looked perfect on paper. Their compliance checklist was pristine. Their...
Final Reflections from the Front Lines of Finance
Final Reflections from the Front Lines of Finance The first time I truly understood risk, it wasn’t from a textbook.It was early in my career. I was shadowing a senior executive at a global bank when a rogue trading incident hit the...
When Firewalls Fail — The Human Side of Cyber Risk
When Firewalls Fail — The Human Side of Cyber Risk The Wake-Up Call That Came at 3:12 AM A few years ago, I received a call no operations executive ever wants to get.“Laksh, we’ve had a breach.”That was it. Six words. But...
When the System Blinks: Understanding and Managing Technology Risk in Financial Services
When the System Blinks: Understanding and Managing Technology Risk in Financial Services One late afternoon, in a well-known financial services firm, a routine end-of-day batch job failed to kick off. A simple scheduling error, it seemed. But that single misfire led to...
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When Partners Become Liabilities — Rethinking Third-Party Risk
When Partners Become Liabilities — Rethinking Third-Party Risk The Day a Payroll Vendor Brought Us to a Halt It was a routine Friday morning—until it wasn’t.Phones lit up. Systems slowed down. HR couldn’t run payroll. Finance couldn’t...
U.S. vs Europe: Navigating Regulatory Expectations Across Borders
single post U.S. vs Europe: Navigating Regulatory Expectations Across Borders The global financial ecosystem is increasingly interconnected, but the regulatory frameworks that govern it often aren’t. When firms operate across both U.S. and European markets, the challenge...
U.S. vs Europe: Navigating Regulatory Expectations Across Borders
When the System Blinks: Understanding and Managing Technology Risk in Financial Services One late afternoon, in a well-known financial services firm, a routine end-of-day batch job failed to kick off. A simple scheduling error, it seemed. But...
The Silent Saboteur: Navigating Reputational Risk in Financial Services
The Silent Saboteur: Navigating Reputational Risk in Financial Services There are breaches that hit the front page, and then there are whispers that spread like wildfire. In the world of financial services, reputational risk is the kind...