William Webster
We All Own the Risk
One of the principles ingrained in me is that risk management should be kept separate from the area or individuals taking the risk. The...
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Barbican Consulting Limited
William Webster
Jul 93 min read
Guilty Secrets
I worked with a client who provided a vivid lesson on the importance of the iceberg of risk. This is the story. The bank's treasury...
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William Webster
Jul 32 min read
The Haze of Risk Tolerance
Risk tolerance is a concept we frequently refer to, but how often do we have a serious conversation about what it truly means? By its...
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William Webster
Jun 253 min read
Emphasis on Linkages
The Challenge Banking relies heavily on confidence; without it, customers withdraw their money. One significant source of risk is the...
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William Webster
Jun 183 min read
Barrow boys to AI
Treasury and dealing have undergone a remarkable change over the past four decades. What was once a field dominated by intuition,...
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William Webster
Jun 103 min read
Overnight Problems
Issue at Hand A potential shift in the Bank of England's policy to stop paying interest on commercial bank deposits is becoming a live...
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William Webster
Jun 43 min read
Should Treasury make money?
The role of a treasury has changed dramatically over the past four decades. It used to be about making money, which was a lot easier...
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William Webster
May 283 min read
Testing, one, two, three
After the release of GPT-4o earlier this week, I tried some of the standard tests I conducted on earlier models. The simple conclusion is...
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William Webster
May 203 min read
A Podcast Recommendation
One of the podcasts I like is the Rational Reminder: "Sensible investing and financial decision-making, from two Canadians". It provides...
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William Webster
May 144 min read
Brainstorming
I've been reading Ethan Mollick's new book "Co-intelligence: Living and Working with AI" It's an excellent read for anyone interested in...
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William Webster
May 73 min read
AI, Education and the Workplace
The Calculator Analogy Back in the 1970s when I was at school, one of the prized possessions for many students was a Sinclair calculator....
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William Webster
Apr 107 min read
Bridging the Gap: How Generative AI Can Transform Regulatory Compliance for Boards
It's a well-known but seldom-discussed fact: Board directors of financial institutions rarely read all the documentation originated by...
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William Webster
Apr 38 min read
AI Chief Executives
Last week I received a newsletter from Conor Grennan – The Infinite Focus Group: AI In Marketing he explained how to use AI to create...
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William Webster
Mar 266 min read
Claude for the Board?
In this article, I ask whether Claude, the large language model from Anthropic, should be given a seat in the boardroom. After all,...
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William Webster
Mar 212 min read
Strange Meeting
When I was at school, I was fortunate enough to have an excellent English teacher, Tim Cornish. What made him exceptional was his ability...
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William Webster
Mar 146 min read
Red, Amber, Green - GPT-4 Does Risk
I've noticed that GPT-4 is getting better all the time; you can do more, and the results are better. I decided to try a little test....
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William Webster
Mar 95 min read
Picture this
I've taken a screenshot of the notes from my previous blog and uploaded them to ChatGPT. Then I've asked ChatGPT to write using the...
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William Webster
Mar 310 min read
Why you need GPT-4
Introduction to ChatGPT If you haven't tried ChatGPT and are a bit lost about where to start, the following will help you. ChatGPT is...
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