Will tech-driven risks be the most likely cause of compliance issues for firms in the next year?

We’re living in a world of relentless uncertainty. For compliance teams, this uncertainty normally only means one thing - cybersecurity risk. Against this backdrop, you might think that the volatility of the global economic landscape would be the primary cause of compliance issues for firms this year. But does this environment in fact increase the danger of other risks?

In March this year, our report gauged the opinions of 300 regulatory leaders from around the world on global trends involving market abuse and trade surveillance. One of the key findings was that the majority (64%) of regulatory professionals said cybersecurity risks were most likely to cause compliance issues in the next year. Next up was, unsurprisingly, global economic uncertainty (58%), followed by increasing regulatory complexity.

Given that a lot has happened already this year, does this ranking remain the same? Or are other market drivers playing ...