How we research, write and check what we publish

RiskTAE publishes articles, white papers, a regulatory tracker, a glossary and free tools for people who act on what they read: boards, chief risk officers, risk teams and the people who hire them. This page sets out how that material is researched, written, checked, dated and corrected.

Who writes it

Every article carries the name of the partner whose field it covers, and that partner is accountable for it. Mark Dougherty writes on prudential regulation, capital, liquidity and risk models; Benn Pople on the risk talent market, executive search and senior appointments. Their profiles set out their experience: Mark Dougherty and Benn Pople. Reference pages such as the regulatory tracker and the glossary are published by the firm.

Where the facts come from

From the primary source. For regulation that means the PRA Rulebook, PRA policy statements and supervisory statements, the FCA Handbook, Bank of England and Basel Committee publications, and legislation, each cited to the part, rule or paragraph so you can find the passage yourself. Commentary from law firms, consultancies and the trade press can lead us to a source; we cite the source itself.

Before an article is written we build a fact pack for it: every figure, date, quotation and rule reference it will rely on, with the paragraph it comes from and the version of the document. The article is written from that pack.

Comment on the market, such as pay, demand and who is moving, comes from our own search work and is presented as our view. A salary figure appears only when it comes from a named public source, which we cite. We never name or discuss our clients or candidates.

How we use AI

AI tools help us research and draft. They work from the fact pack rather than from memory, and an AI-assisted draft goes through the same check against the sources as any other. The partner named on a piece is accountable for it however it was drafted. Our privacy notice explains how we use AI tools where personal data is involved.

How it is checked

Before publication, a check made separately from the drafting compares every figure, date, quotation and rule reference with the source document. Anything that cannot be traced to a source comes out. Quotations are reproduced word for word, and where a rule exists in more than one version we say which one we used. Each article ends with its sources, linked.

Dates and updates

Each article shows the date it was published and, after a substantive change, the date it was updated. When a rule an article relies on changes, we update the article and say at the top what changed. The sources list gives the date of each document and when we read it.

Our tools

Our free tools apply published rules to the figures you enter. They run in your browser and store nothing you type. Each tool page sets out its method and the rules it applies, and its result is a starting point for your own work, not a conclusion about your firm.

What our material is not

It explains rules and markets in general terms. It is not legal, regulatory or financial advice on any firm’s position, and it does not replace reading the rules themselves or taking advice on your own circumstances. If you want our view on your firm, talk to a partner.

Corrections

If you think we have something wrong, email info@risktae.com with the page and the point, or write to the partner named on it. We check the point against the source. If we were wrong, we correct the page and add a note at the foot saying what changed and when.