Each month, the ORX News team publish a list of the five largest operational risk losses reported in the previous month by industry and region. The top five provides a snapshot of the stories in the ORX News database.
ORX News is the industry’s leading source of publicly-reported operational and non-financial risk loss events. Subscribers get full access to the summaries of the losses mentioned below. Each summary provides an overview of the loss and is categorised by over 50 dimensions including:
- Sector, country and region
- Business line and event type level 1 and 2
- ORX Reference Taxonomy standard level 1 and 2
Read on to discover the top operational risk loss events that have had the most impact based on loss amount, followed by the largest loss for insurance, and finally the top losses in the North America and Europe, Middle East and Asia regions.
Five largest operational risk losses in August 2025
1. Yes Bank - $317.4 million
Yes Bank loses INR 27.97 billion in CEO loan fraud (ORX News subscribers log in to read the full summary)
2. Macquarie - $211.8 million
Macquarie Investment to pay AUD 321 million to customers following pension fund collapse (ORX News subscribers log in to read the full summary)
3. Crédit Agricole - $110.3 million
Crédit Agricole pays EUR 94 million over alleged involvement in cum-cum trading (ORX News subscribers log in to read the full summary)
4. ANZ - $83.9 million
ANZ pays AUD 126 million over 'unconscionable conduct' in government bond deal (ORX News subscribers log in to read the full summary)
5. AMP - $79.8 million
AMP pays AUD 120 million to settle claims of excessive administration fees and unfair interest rates (ORX News subscribers log in to read the full summary)
Largest insurance loss
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Tahoe Life – $1.3 million
Tahoe Life fined HKD 10 million over unauthorised related party transaction (ORX News subscribers log in to read the full summary)
Largest losses by region
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North America
Wells Fargo – $48.5 million
Wells Fargo pays USD 48.5 million to settle union claims it failed to pay overtime (ORX News subscribers log in to read the full summary)
Global
Yes Bank – $317.4 million
Yes Bank loses INR 27.97 billion in CEO loan fraud (ORX News subscribers log in to read the full summary)
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