While prior governance and risk control (GRC) systems for IT were essentially large spreadsheets that required a good deal of manual entry, Brinqa actively listens to machine data and other low-level outputs from IT systems, then lets users assign and customize risk indicators for their particular organization.

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Technical indicators suggest risk tolerance in the market generally is improving, which bodes well for banks.

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For example, consider Rixtrema, a 2010 startup focused on providing early crisis warnings by using behavioral indicators of prevailing risk-taking attitudes.

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In the other direction the high level of bullishness and complacency the last couple of months has had us warning you of the high risk of a market correction, and watching our indicators for a potential sell signal (which was recently triggered within a few days of the top).

FORBES: Investor Sentiment Counts For Little Between The Extremes

We estimate that the high yield risk premium would then drop to 439 basis points, reflecting prevailing levels of defaults, economic indicators, and credit availability.

FORBES: Odds Favor High-Yield Bonds

Morgan have a complex measure of such indicators as foreign-exchange trades and swaps that was showing an increasing worldwide appetite for risk in January.

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