Stress Testing & Regulatory Scenarios
From ICAAP, ILAAP and ORSA to IFRS 9 and CECL, our solutions help you assess risk, meet regulatory requirements and build resilience.
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Overview
Independent, defensible scenarios that quantify your exposure, meet regulatory expectations and stand up to scrutiny.
Economic shocks are becoming more frequent, complex and interconnected — from geopolitical disruption and trade policy to interest rates, commodity prices and climate transition. As regulatory expectations evolve, organisations need to understand how changing conditions could affect capital, provisioning, operations and long-term resilience, while increasingly accounting for the interaction between macroeconomic, climate and nature risks.
Oxford Economics provides independent, regulator-ready stress testing and scenario analysis, powered by our Global Economic Model (GEM). Our transparent, consistent scenarios help organisations quantify emerging risks, strengthen resilience and meet evolving regulatory requirements with confidence.
How we help
What our clients say
CMHC’s Stress Testing and ORSA team has started using Oxford Economics for the purpose of Stress-Testing. Our experience has been very positive. The software is sound, intuitive and user friendly. But most of all, it allows the user to understand the links between the variables and for a certain degree of customization. We have also contracted OE to help us design Stress-Test scenarios.
We have used Oxford Economics to support our modelling and stress testing for the last few years, and they have consistently delivered high-quality, data-driven insights that have been instrumental in shaping our strategic decision-making. Their rigorous analysis, global perspective, and ability to tailor research to our specific needs make them a trusted partner in navigating complex economic and financial landscapes.
Why us?
We act as an extension of our clients’ teams, combining rigorous research, deep industry expertise, and compelling storytelling to deliver thought leadership that informs decisions, influences stakeholders, and drives measurable impact. Here is what sets our approach apart.
Independence that regulators, boards and investors trust
Our independently produced scenarios are trusted by banks, supervisors, central banks and investors worldwide.
Macro, global-to-city and industry coverage in one consistent model
We cover 200+ countries, 100 industries and 8,000 cities and regions within one consistent framework, showing how shocks affect the geographies and sectors that matter most.
Integrated macroeconomic expertise
We assess climate and other risks alongside wider macroeconomic conditions, providing a consistent view of how risks interact and affect economic and financial outcomes.
Transparent, regulator-ready methodology
Every scenario is transparent, fully documented and designed for supervisory scrutiny, with model validation reports and supporting documentation available for governance and audit.
Direct access to our economists
Clients work directly with the economists who develop the scenarios, drawing on 400+ in-house economists for detailed challenge on the assumptions underpinning a forecast and quick-response updates when global developments change.
Who we help
Financial institutions
Support capital planning, regulatory compliance and risk management with regulator-ready scenarios for ICAAP, IFRS 9, CECL, climate stress testing and supervisory exercises worldwide.
Insurers
Meet ORSA, solvency and own-risk scenario requirements with independent, documented macroeconomic and climate scenarios, and stress reserving and investment portfolios against consistent alternative economic paths.
Capital risk and sustainability teams
Assess the impact of macroeconomic, geopolitical and climate risks on operations, revenue and investment decisions, while supporting climate disclosures and resilience planning.
Asset managers & pension funds
Stress portfolios and funding positions against consistent macroeconomic, climate and geopolitical scenarios, and evidence scenario assumptions to trustees, investment committees and regulators.
Speak to our team
Discuss your stress testing and regulatory scenario requirements. We support ICAAP, supervisory stress tests (CCAR, EBA, BCST), climate stress testing and IFRS 9 / CECL programmes worldwide. Speak to us today.