The Intuition Finance Digest

The US deregulation drive is reshaping global financial regulation. In this episode, we explore what recent US policy shifts mean for Basel III, capital rules, consumer protection, crypto oversight, and how other major jurisdictions are responding.
Intuition Know-How is a premier digital learning platform for finance, used by some of the world's largest organizations. It has a number of tutorials relevant to the content of this article:
Basel III – An Introduction
Basel III – Liquidity & Leverage
Basel III – Pillar I & Capital Adequacy
Banking Regulation – An Introduction
Crypto Assets – An Introduction
Digital Assets
Crypto Regulation – An Introduction
AI Applications – Regulation & Compliance

👉 Problem solving and critical thinking for today’s modern risk professional:⁠ https://www.intuition.com/problem-solving-and-critical-thinking-for-todays-modern-risk-professional/⁠In this episode, we explore how the role of risk is evolving inside modern financial institutions.
As business environments become more complex and decisions need to be made faster, many risk teams are being asked to move beyond control and compliance and play a more active role in enabling good business decisions.
The conversation looks at why risk is still often perceived as a blocker, how defaulting to risk avoidance can slow progress, and what it takes for risk professionals to operate as trusted partners to the business.Want to see how we approach this in practice?
If the themes in this conversation resonate, you can explore a practical example of how we work with risk teams to build problem-solving and critical-thinking capability at scale.

👉 Problem solving and critical thinking for today’s modern risk professional: https://www.intuition.com/problem-solving-and-critical-thinking-for-todays-modern-risk-professional/

Most early careers finance programs look strong on paper. Structured pathways, dense schedules, and early exposure to complex topics are often seen as markers of quality.
But what actually separates programs that produce confident, capable professionals from those that require constant reinforcement later on?
In this episode, we explore the anatomy of a successful early careers program and why design decisions made at the very beginning matter more than most organizations realize. Drawing on decades of experience working with financial institutions globally, this conversation looks at how financial fluency is built, how capability develops over time, and what effective sequencing really looks like in practice.
You will hear insights on:
Why early financial context matters more than content volume

How assumptions made in week one shape long-term capability

What strong early careers programs do differently as learners progress

How to design learning journeys that reflect how finance actually works

This is a practical discussion for anyone involved in designing, delivering, or overseeing early careers and graduate finance programs.

In this episode, we explore how organizations can invest more effectively in their people in 2026.
As AI becomes embedded in everyday work, technical expertise alone is no longer enough.
We discuss why human skills such as resilience, motivation, critical thinking, empathy, and creativity are becoming essential, and how organizations can develop these capabilities to support performance, adaptability, and long-term success.

As Chief Underwriting Officer at Allianz Ireland, John Ryan brings a frontline perspective from one of the world’s leading insurers. With operations globally, Allianz is seeing firsthand how climate change is accelerating risk, disrupting coverage, and raising fundamental questions about the future insurability of assets. In this conversation, John Ryan explores why climate risk is now a systemic threat to both insurers and banks, how Allianz is responding, and why the path forward depends on urgent adaptation and cross-sector collaboration.