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Validating Models Under SR 26-2: What Changes for Regional and Community Banks?
The federal banking agencies’ revised model risk management guidance in SR 26-2 reflects a more explicitly risk-based approach to model governance, validation, and monitoring. Although the guidance is expected to be most relevant for organizations with more than $30 billion in assets, SR 26-2 is better understood as principles-based rather than purely scope-based.
Built for One Era, Operating Across Four Generations
Imagine a Monday morning meeting. The vice president (VP) arrived early, printed the agenda, and already knows how this conversation will end — they have seen this exact situation three times before, and twice it did not go well. Across the table, the operations director is half-listening, half-managing a thread on his phone where two teams are about to make a decision that will create more work for everyone.
Why Phase 0 Determines Whether Your Enterprise System Transformation Succeeds
Enterprise system transformations such as enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), and human capital management (HCM) are among the most complex investments organizations make, yet over half exceed budgets, miss timelines, or fall short of expected value.
Corruption Risks in IT Procurement: The Hidden Cost of Digital Progress
Today, information technology (IT) procurement covers everything from software licenses and cloud services to hardware, cybersecurity tools, managed services, and long‑term support contracts. These arrangements are frequently highly technical, structured in ways that are difficult for non‑specialists to challenge, and renewed year after year with limited review.
Shadow AI: The Invisible Threat Reshaping Enterprise Risk
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being adopted across the enterprise at a pace that far exceeds traditional governance models. While many organizations focus on formal AI strategies, a more immediate and often overlooked reality is already taking hold.
Inside the Role of a Golf Super-Agent with Vicky Cuming
In this episode of The Business Behind Sport, Vicky Cuming, head of golf clients (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) at WME Sports, reveals how she became one of the sport’s first female “super-agents” — carving out her place in a male-dominated industry.
Ankura CTIX FLASH Update – June 2, 2026
Malware Activity Hidden Threats in Everyday Tools and Emails Put Sensitive Data at Risk These articles highlight how attackers are increasingly blending into normal business and development workflows to steal sensitive information without being easily detected. In one case, researchers discovered a malicious NuGet package disguised as a legitimate banking integration tool. The package quietly ...
Ankura CTIX FLASH Update – May 29, 2026
Malware Activity How Modern Cybercriminals Are Blending Social Engineering with Advanced Malware to Expand Financial Attacks Recent threat activity shows a clear shift in how cybercriminals are targeting organizations and individuals, combining highly convincing social engineering with increasingly advanced malware across multiple platforms. A group known as JINX‑0164 is focusing on cryptocurrency companies by impersonating ...
Expert Q&A on AI in Construction
An Expert Q&A exploring the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in construction projects, focusing on the opportunities and obligations associated with its use. The discussion features insights from Heidi K. Brown, Associate Dean for Upper Level Writing at New York Law School, and Pasha Ameli, Managing Director at Ankura.
The Knowledge Problem Behind Stalled OEE
It is Monday morning. The operations’ review starts at 9 a.m. Three plant managers dial in, each with a different overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) number for the same product line. The CFO asks which one is right. Nobody answers, because the honest answer is none of them, and everyone in the room knows it.
