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Securitisation and synthetic risk transfers face increased PRA, FCA and BCBS scrutiny as regulators push to improve transparency and reduce systemic risk.

Our first CFO Forum of 2026 brought together a panel of senior finance leaders to decode the tensions for 2026 and what's CFOs top priorities this year.

In this piece, Simon Davidson and Mark O'Sullivan examine the growing tension between data and instinct in CFO decision making and explain why data influenced leadership is becoming essential as organisations accelerate towards AI.

Significant Risk Transfers, or SRTs, have quietly grown from a specialist solution into a mainstream feature of European banking, and a compelling opportunity for credit investors. They sit at the crossroads of two significant trends: banks looking to manage risk and optimise capital, and investors searching for yield and diversification in a market where spreads remain tight.

Biannual insights from 500 finance leaders. Independent, anonymous trends revealing CFO priorities, pressures and opportunities shaping 2026. Explore the findings.

Catch up on our latest CFO Forum, where we were joined by a guest panel of finance leaders to explore how CFOs can break functional silos, build influence, and embed Finance at the heart of decision-making.