The ORX Operational Risk Podcast

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Updates and insights on operational and non-financial risk management from the largest operational risk association in the financial services sector.... more

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The ORX Operational Risk Podcast episodes:

January 27, 2026 ORX News top 5 losses of December 2025, CME Group’s trading disruption and a deep dive into the AWS global service outage
Listen to this episode of the ORX Operational Risk Podcast to hear the ORX News team cover the top five largest operational risk losses of December 2025, the latest top 10 most viewed stories including CME Group’s trading disruption, a deep dive into the global service outage at AWS, and some service updates.
You can find the top 5 largest operational risk losses of December 2025 discussed in this episode on our website at: https://orx.org/blog/top-5-orx-news-losses-december-2025
ORX News subscribers can find out more on the top 10 most viewed loss events of December 2025 on the ORX News website here: https://news.orx.org/node/13678
ORX News subscribers can read the full story on CME Group’s trading disruption as well as the full deep dive on the AWS global service outage via the ORX News website at: https://news.orx.org/node/13617 and https://news.orx.org/node/13619
ORX News and ORX Cyber subscribers can access the latest Cyber Operational Risk Event Round-ups on our website here: https://orx.org/cyber-operational-risk-event-round-ups-2025
To find out more about ORX News, ORX Cyber and other ORX services, or to access further operational risk resources, just search ‘ORX’ or visit: www.orx.org.

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January 13, 2026Turning vision into action: ORX’s strategic evolution for ONFR
In this episode of the ORX Operational Risk Podcast, host Steve Bishop is joined by Luke Carrivick and Simon Wills delve into the refresh of our Strategic Vision for Operational and Non-Financial Risk (ONFR). The discussions centre on the evolution of the Vision, its significance for the risk management community, and the steps risk leaders can take to strengthen resilience and achieve strategic success through 2026 and beyond.
The updated Vision reflects the changing risk landscape, influenced by factors such as geopolitical volatility, digital transformation, and increased interconnectivity.

Key actionable strategies for risk leaders highlighted in the podcast
Assess your ONFR framework – ensure alignment with the refreshed Vision.
Invest in digital risk management – build technology and leverage AI and data for speed and scale.
Engage with peers – participate in ORX forums and the community to share and learn.
Episode resources
Available to all:
Download the updated ORX Vision: https://orx.org/resource/strategic-vision-operational-non-financial-risk
Read our blog on ‘How our vision for operational and non-financial risk management has evolved in 2025’: https://orx.org/blog/vision-operational-and-non-financial-risk-managment-evolved-in-2025
Read our blog on ‘Advancing operational risk management: Insights from RiskMinds’ where we share about the Vision refresh: https://orx.org/blog/advancing-operational-risk-management-insights-from-riskminds
To find out more about ORX Membership, ORX subscription services, and access other operational risk resources, just search ‘ORX’ or visit: www.orx.org.
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29min
December 09, 2025EBA Risk Event Taxonomy – What It means for financial institutions
In this episode of the ORX Podcast, host Steve Bishop is joined by Luke Carrivick and John Bosnell to unpack the European Banking Authority’s (EBA) newly published Operational Risk Event Taxonomy. They explore why this update is so significant for financial institutions and how it compares to our own ORX Operational Risk Taxonomy.
The episode highlights ORX’s role in shaping the taxonomy, the practical implications for firms already using our taxonomy, and how new attributes like legal, third party, and ESG risks enhance risk categorisation.
Topics covered:
Challenges and opportunities of the EBA taxonomy
How ORX responded to the new EBA
Practical advice for firms preparing for the transition
Ongoing ORX risk standards for the global industry, including for 2026
Below are links to further resources referenced in the podcast.
Read our blog on ‘ORX responds to EBA taxonomy proposal’ on our website, where it's accessible to all. You can visit it here: https://orx.org/blog/orx-responds-to-eba-taxonomy-proposal
For further information regarding our EBA resources or the ORX Risk Event Taxonomy, both available exclusively to ORX members, please refer to the links provided below:
Blog: https://orx.org/blog/orx-responds-to-eba-taxonomy-proposal
Reference Taxonomy: https://orx.org/operational-risk-reference-taxonomy
Taxonomy guidance: https://orx.org/blog/orx-reference-taxonomy-guidance-enhanced-for-2023
The podcast also highlights our ORX libraries, which are accessible to ORX members via the links provided below:
Reference Control Library: https://orx.org/resource/orx-reference-control-library
Reference Risk Indicator Library: https://orx.org/resource/reference-risk-indicator-library
Reference Process Service Library: https://orx.org/resource/orx-reference-process-service-library
The Scenario Library, accessible to ORX Scenario subscribers, serves as a valuable resource for users to benchmark their internal scenarios against the industry. Visit the library here: https://orx.org/orx-scenarios/library.
To find out more about ORX Membership, ORX subscription services, and access other operational risk resources, just search ‘ORX’ or visit: www.orx.org.
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December 02, 2025 ORX News top 5 losses of October 2025, the AWS global service outage, and the FCA’s Motor Finance compensation scheme
Listen to this episode of the ORX Operational Risk Podcast to hear the ORX News team cover the top five largest operational risk losses of October 2025, a recent spotlight story covering the global service outage at AWS, and the latest on the FCA’s Motor Finance compensation scheme. The team also cover the top 10 most viewed stories of October 2025 and provide a service update.

You can find the top 5 largest operational risk losses of October 2025 discussed in this episode on our website at: https://orx.org/blog/top-5-orx-news-losses-october-2025

ORX News subscribers can find out more on the top 10 most viewed loss events of October 2025 on the ORX News website here: https://news.orx.org/node/13556

ORX News subscribers can read the full latest spotlight story and deep dive on the AWS outage via the ORX News website at: https://news.orx.org/node/13516 and https://news.orx.org/node/13619

ORX News subscribers can also read more on the Motor Finance stories on the ORX News website here: https://news.orx.org/node/13554, https://news.orx.org/node/13553, https://news.orx.org/node/13552, https://news.orx.org/node/12986, https://news.orx.org/node/13537, https://news.orx.org/node/12955, https://news.orx.org/node/13178, https://news.orx.org/node/12702, https://news.orx.org/node/13535, https://news.orx.org/node/13534, https://news.orx.org/node/12219 and https://news.orx.org/node/12946

To find out more about ORX News and other ORX services, or access further operational risk resources, just search ‘ORX’ or visit: www.orx.org.

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13min
November 11, 2025Which risks are top of the agenda for financial services firms? ORX Top Risk Review results H2 2025
In this episode of the ORX Podcast, Melanie Lavallin, Emilie Odin and Natasha Smith-Craig reveal the biggest risks on the radar for financial services firms, based on our latest Top Risk Review H2 2025 survey.
Our team also features insights from our latest Insurance analysis report and introduces our first-ever Asset management analysis report.
What’s on the agenda?
Headline findings from the Top Risk Review
Risk ranking analysis
Emerging insurance trends and analysis
Data influencing industry decisions
Outlook for next year’s Top Risk Review
For full access to the Top Risk Review H2 2025 report, ORX members and ORX Lite subscribers can download it for free via the ORX website: https://orx.org/resource/top-risk-review-h2-2025.
In addition, ORX has released a comprehensive Insurance analysis report that provides in-depth insights tailored for professionals in the insurance industry. Access the complete report here: https://orx.org/resource/top-risk-review-h2-2025#insurance.
Our first Asset management analysis report can be read here: https://orx.org/resource/top-risk-review-h2-2025#assetman.
Additional information is available on the Top Risk in the recent press release, 'Top Risk Review H2 Shows Fraud Risks Surging Across the Financial Sector,' which can be found on our website here: https://orx.org/blog/top-risk-review-h2-shows-fraud-risks-surging-across-the-financial-sector.
More about the topic on Third Party Risk Management can be found here: https://orx.org/resource/third-party-ecosystem-risk-management-2025.
To find out more about ORX Membership, ORX subscription services, and access other operational risk resources, just search ‘ORX’ or visit: www.orx.org
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19min
October 29, 2025 ORX News top 5 losses of September 2025, Business Disruption Data Deep Dive, latest spotlight story, and more
Listen to this episode of the ORX Operational Risk Podcast to hear the ORX News team cover the top five largest operational risk losses of September 2025, a business disruption data deep dive, and the most recent spotlight story involving a cyber-attack in Brazil where hackers tried to transfer over $130 million US dollars from accounts held by HSBC and other banks. In addition, the team cover the top ten most viewed stories on the ORX News website in September 2025, new ORX cross-services content, and a summary of the latest ORX News Quarterly Information Session.
You can find the top 5 largest operational risk losses of September 2025 discussed in this episode on our website at: https://orx.org/blog/top-5-orx-news-losses-september-2025
ORX News subscribers can see more on the top 10 most viewed loss events of September 2025 on the ORX News website here: https://news.orx.org/node/13467
ORX News subscribers can also read more on the business disruption data deep dive, latest spotlight story, and highlights from the Q3 2025 ORX News Information Session via the ORX News website at: https://news.orx.org/node/13463, https://news.orx.org/node/13397 and https://news.orx.org/node/13523
ORX News and ORX Cyber subscribers can access the latest Cyber Operational Risk Event Round-ups on our website here: https://orx.org/cyber-operational-risk-event-round-ups-2025
ORX News, ORX Cyber and ORX Scenarios subscribers can download the full ORX Scenario Development Handbook: Cyber Risk Events using ORX News data on our website here: https://orx.org/resource/orx-scenario-development-handbook-cyber-risk-events
To find out more about ORX News, ORX Cyber, ORX Scenarios, or access other operational risk resources, just search ‘ORX’ or visit: www.orx.org.
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14min
September 30, 2025 ORX News top 5 losses of August 2025 and the latest content updates across the service
Listen to this episode of the ORX Operational Risk Podcast to hear the ORX News team cover the top five largest operational risk losses of August 2025, which now features cause and impact. In addition, the team cover the top ten most viewed stories on the ORX News website in August 2025, a business disruption deep dive, the 2025 mid-year review, and the most recent spotlight story about a cyber event at Salesforce which potentially compromised the data of over 700 organisations.
You can find the top 5 largest operational risk losses of August 2025 discussed in this episode on our website at: https://orx.org/blog/top-5-orx-news-losses-august-2025
ORX News subscribers can see more on the top 10 most viewed loss events of August 2025 and the 2025 mid-year review on the ORX News website here: https://news.orx.org/node/13441 and https://news.orx.org/node/13342
ORX News subscribers can also read more on the latest deep dive and story spotlight via the ORX News website at: https://news.orx.org/node/13420 and https://news.orx.org/node/13394
ORX News and ORX Cyber subscribers can access the Cyber Operational Risk Event Round-ups 2025 on our website here: https://orx.org/cyber-operational-risk-event-round-ups-2025
ORX News and ORX Scenarios subscribers can download the full Geopolitics Scenario Development Handbook on our website here: https://orx.org/scenario-development-handbook-geopolitics-2025-orx-scenarios
To find out more about ORX News, ORX Cyber, ORX Scenarios, or access other operational risk resources, just search ‘ORX’ or visit: www.orx.org.

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14min
September 16, 2025Operational synergies: Linking risk and resilience for better outcomes
In this episode of the ORX Operational Risk Podcast, Helen L'Abbate (Deputy Director – Research and Information), Emilie Odin (Senior Research Manager), and Stanca Oproiu (Assistant Research Manager) discuss how firms are integrating operational risk and resilience strategies to strengthen their overall risk management.
Podcast discussion highlights include:
The evolution of ORX’s Risk and Resilience Community
How firms are integrating risk and resilience; fully, partially, or not at all
Opportunities to connect horizontal resilience and vertical risk views
Challenges with data integration and organisational culture
The role of regulation and process libraries in driving alignment
ORX members can read our paper on the Relationship between operational risk and reliance management here: https://orx.org/resource/the-relationship-between-operational-risk-and-resilience-management
ORX members can use the Risk Management Explorer to quickly find resources on the risk management cycle. Access it here: https://orx.org/resources/risk-management-explorer
The ORX Reference Process and Service Library is available for free to all ORX members and is also available for non-members to purchase. You can find out more and access the library on our website at: https://orx.org/resource/orx-reference-process-service-library
To find out more about ORX Membership, visit our website: https://orx.org/
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11min
August 12, 2025 Evolving governance: key trends in ONFR structures
In this episode of the ORX Operational Risk Podcast, Steve Bishop, Research and Information Director, is joined by Simon Wills, Senior Board Advisor, and Mike Constantinou, ORX Consultant, to share their highlights from our Governance and Management Structure Study.

Building on the foundations laid out in ORX’s Vision for ONFR paper, this episode dives into the nine key trends in our latest Governance and Management Structures Study. Through in-depth interviews with 20 risk leaders across the ORX Membership, the study uncovered topics shaping ONFR governance today, from structural shifts and role clarity across the three lines of defence, to the rise of unified ONFR frameworks and the growing strategic influence of ONFR functions.

ORX members can download the full Governance and Management Structure Study here: https://orx.org/resource/governance-and-management-structure-study

Available for ORX members and non-members you can read more about our Vision paper here: https://orx.org/podcast/vision-future-of-operational-risk-financial-services

Our podcast on the Vision is also available to listen to here: https://orx.org/podcast/vision-future-of-operational-risk-financial-services

To find out more about ORX Membership, visit our website: https://orx.org/
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26min
July 30, 2025 ORX News top 5 losses of June 2025 and content highlights from the service over Q2 2025
Listen to this episode of the ORX Operational Risk Podcast to hear the ORX News team cover the top five largest operational risk losses of June 2025, including the top losses for insurance, the US, and other global regions. In addition, the team cover highlights from the recent quarterly information session held for subscribers covering ORX News service content over Q2 2025.
You can find the top 5 largest operational risk losses of June 2025 discussed in this episode on our website at: https://orx.org/blog/top-5-orx-news-losses-june-2025
ORX News subscribers can view the full highlights and recordings from the quarterly information sessions on the ORX News website here: https://news.orx.org/node/13290 and https://news.orx.org/node/13121.
ORX News subscribers can also register to attend the next information session for Q3 in October via our website here: https://orx.org/events/orx-news-quarterly-information-sessions-2025
ORX News subscribers can find out more about the news stories covered in this episode, as well as other related stories on the ORX News website, including: https://news.orx.org/node/13106, https://news.orx.org/node/13107, https://news.orx.org/node/13154 and https://news.orx.org/node/13207.
To find out more about ORX News, ORX Membership, and access other operational risk resources, just search ‘ORX’ or visit: www.orx.org.

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15min

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