AI-driven framework improves enterprise financial audits and risk identification.
problem Manual auditing is inefficient and limited by data complexity and evolving fraud tactics.
method Machine learning algorithms (SVM, RF, KNN) applied to a dataset of audit project counts, violations, and fraud instances.
result Random Forest achieves best performance with F1-score of 0.9012, identifying fraud and compliance anomalies.
This paper surveys enterprise financial risk analysis from Big Data and LLMs perspectives.
problem Predicting future financial risk of enterprises.
method Systematic literature review of enterprise financial risk analysis approaches from Big Data and LLMs perspectives.
result Offers a holistic synthesis of research methods and key insights.
This study identifies financial risk paths in digital-transformed enterprises.
problem Identifying financial risks in digital-transformed enterprises.
method DEMATEL-ISM-MICMAC method.
result Political and economic environment affects enterprise's financial structure.
Financial potential is an important part of enterprise activities. The technique of the enterprise's financial potential assessment is offered in the paper. It is presented by particular stages, where each stage is related to a certain task. The characteristics of the company's financial potential, based on the analysi…
Paper proposes a method to evaluate SME credit risk using meta paths.
problem Evaluate credit risk of small and medium-sized enterprises with limited data.
method Exploits the representative power of information networks and meta paths to infer SME financial status.
result Meta path feature effectively identifies SMEs with credit risks.
Neural networks help auditors efficiently assess financial statements by learning underlying data patterns.
problem Efficiently auditing large volumes of financial statements and journal entries.
method Vector Quantised-Variational Autoencoder (VQ-VAE) neural networks.
result VQ-VAE neural networks can learn a quantized representation of accounting data, uncovering latent factors and providing a representative audit sample.
RESHAPE explains financial statement anomalies by aggregating explanations from AENNs.
problem Detecting and explaining accounting anomalies in financial audits is challenging.
method Proposes RESHAPE to explain model output on an aggregated attribute-level.
result RESHAPE provides more comprehensible explanations compared to existing methods.
Graph neural networks improve SME credit risk assessment.
problem Improving credit risk assessment for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
method Graph neural networks were used to model the relationships between financial indicators of enterprises, creating a graph structure and embedding representations for credit risk prediction.
result The proposed model accurately predicts enterprise credit levels, demonstrating robustness and effectiveness.
Peer-induced fairness framework audits algorithmic fairness in AI applications.
problem Current auditing methods lack robustness and fail to distinguish between algorithmic discrimination and subject limitations.
method Combines counterfactual fairness and peer comparison strategy for a reliable auditing tool.
result Demonstrates significant unfairness in micro-firms compared to non-micro firms, highlighting the framework's potential.
Study combines intra-risk and contagion risk for SME bankruptcy prediction.
problem Predicting bankruptcy risk of SMEs considering both intra-risk and contagion risk.
method Proposes a novel model using Graph Neural Networks to combine intra-risk and contagion risk.
result Model outperforms state-of-the-art methods in bankruptcy prediction.
Financial institutions face new model risks with AI, requiring enhanced model risk management.
problem New model risks from Generative AI applications in financial institutions.
method Enhanced model risk framework with additional testing and controls.
result Financial institutions need to enhance their model risk management for Generative AI applications.
For researching the association between coal enterprise management and return in financial market, this paper applies the method of time difference relevance and PageRank method to seek the leader-index of a stock set containing 21 coal enterprises in A-share market and score those stocks. Based on the return in 2011, …
FinanceBench benchmarks LLMs on financial QA, revealing limitations.
problem Evaluating LLMs' performance on financial question answering.
method Developed a comprehensive test suite (FinanceBench) with 10,231 questions, tested 16 models, and manually reviewed answers.
result Existing LLMs have significant limitations for financial QA, especially GPT-4-Turbo.
Generative AI agents improve ERP systems by automating complex financial tasks.
problem Static, rule-based workflows limit adaptability and intelligence in ERP systems.
method Introducing Generative Business Process AI Agents (GBPAs) that integrate generative AI with business process modeling and multi-agent orchestration.
result GBPAs achieve up to 40% reduction in processing time and 94% drop in error rate.
The paper assesses VASPs' solvency using multiple data sources.
problem Insolvency risk in VASPs without systematic auditing.
method Cross-referencing cryptoasset wallets, balance sheets, and supervisory data.
result Inconsistent data between DLT transactions and balance sheets for some VASPs.
This study proposes a new model for predicting financial distress in SMEs using machine learning.
problem Challenges in predicting financial distress for SMEs due to ambiguity and limited data.
method Feature selection algorithm based on element credits and data source collection. Incorporates financial statements, governance qualities, and market data with a Relevant Vector Machine.
result The proposed model improves financial distress prediction efficiency with fewer characteristic factors.
Digital transformation boosts corporate financial asset allocation, especially short-term.
problem Understanding how digital transformation affects corporate financial decisions.
method Fixed-effects models and staggered DID design using A-share listed companies data.
result Digital transformation significantly promotes corporate financial asset allocation, more pronounced in short-term.
Audit financial machine learning workflows to detect spurious predictability.
problem Spurious predictability in financial machine learning models.
method Falsification audit testing predictive workflows against synthetic environments.
result Many apparent financial predictions are artifacts, not genuine.
Survey of determinism issues in financial AI systems.
problem Vulnerabilities in reproducibility of financial AI systems.
method Literature review and first-party experiments on public financial datasets.
result Proposed a layered evaluation framework linking modality-specific metrics to audit readiness.
Optimizes financial auditor schedules to reduce time and costs.
problem Efficiently scheduling financial auditors with multiple constraints.
method Used Integer Linear Programming and compared two exact formulations.
result Multi-commodity network flow formulation is 24 times faster.
Big data transforms accounting and auditing, enhancing insights but posing challenges.
problem Challenges in data privacy and security with increased data sources.
method Utilizing AI and machine learning for efficient data analysis and anomaly detection.
result Enhanced analytics tools and continuous learning are key to overcoming challenges.
Study examines auditing fairness in evolving models, identifying strategic updates that preserve audit properties.
problem Auditing fairness in machine learning models that adapt to changing environments.
method Characterizes strategic updates that preserve audit properties, proposes a generic PAC auditing framework.
result Establishes distribution-free auditing bounds for statistical parity using the SP dimension.
RLFA estimates misstated monetary fraction with weighted sampling without replacement.
problem Estimating misstated monetary fraction with given accuracy and confidence.
method Developed new confidence sequences for weighted average of unknown values using randomized weighted sampling and side information.
result Adaptive methods improve accuracy of estimates based on side information's predictive power.
LLM trading agents show risk feedback can improve alignment without fine-tuning.
problem Aligning LLM trading agents with financial risk.
method TradeArena testbed, risk reports, execution simulation, memory replay.
result Risk feedback can improve alignment without fine-tuning, but not universally.
DeFi TrustBoost uses blockchain and AI to assess small business loans.
problem Assessing small business loans from low-wealth households.
method Combines blockchain and Explainable AI to ensure confidentiality, compliance, and security.
result Tamper-proof auditing and on-chain/off-chain data storage for financial organizations.
The basic financial purpose of an enterprise is maximization of its value. Trade credit management should also contribute to realization of this fundamental aim. Many of the current asset management models that are found in financial management literature assume book profit maximization as the basic financial purpose. …
Margin trading and short selling boost green tech innovation in China.
problem Encouraging green technology innovation in Chinese companies.
method Quasi-experimental research using panel data of Chinese listed companies, double difference model.
result Margin trading and short selling increase green tech innovation significantly.
Paper presents a new method for better financial market forecasting.
problem Traditional investment strategies fail to capture market nuances and risks.
method Combines deep learning, factor integration, and correlated stock analysis.
result Enhanced diversification and performance capture in financial markets.
Networked-guarantee loans may cause the systemic risk related concern of the government and banks in China. The prediction of default of enterprise loans is a typical extremely imbalanced prediction problem, and the networked-guarantee make this problem more difficult to solve. Since the guaranteed loan is a debt oblig…
This study improves audit sampling by using sequential procedures with statistical guarantees.
problem Improving audit efficiency and reliability with statistical methods.
method Formulated as a sequential testing problem, defining null and alternative hypotheses, stopping and decision rules, and exact boundary conditions.
result Exact design yields ex ante control of decision error probabilities, and simulation-based implementation approximates this design.
Audit fees change based on company and economic factors during auditor switching.
problem Understanding how audit fees change when auditors switch firms.
method Examined the impact of auditor switching on audit fees, considering company characteristics and economic data.
result The direction and magnitude of audit fee changes during switching depend on economic stability and company characteristics.
Study introduces new financial ratios for better predicting company performance.
problem Lack of progress in predicting company performance and assessing financial risks.
method Developed new financial and macroeconomic ratios, supervised learning models, and Bayesian models.
result New proposed variables improve model accuracy and FNN performs best across multiple tasks.
Nowadays, organizations collect vast quantities of accounting relevant transactions, referred to as 'journal entries', in 'Enterprise Resource Planning' (ERP) systems. The aggregation of those entries ultimately defines an organization's financial statement. To detect potential misstatements and fraud, international au…
The basic financial purpose of a firm is to maximize its value. An inventory management system should also contribute to realization of this basic aim. Many current asset management models currently found in financial management literature were constructed with the assumption of book profit maximization as basic aim. H…
UniFinEval benchmarks financial models across text, images, and videos.
problem Challenges in evaluating financial multimodal models across text, images, and videos.
method Proposes UniFinEval, a unified multimodal benchmark for financial scenarios.
result Gemini-3-pro-preview achieves best performance but still lags behind experts.
LLMs prefer Bitcoin under crisis frames, affecting financial decisions.
problem Testing whether LLMs have built-in biases towards specific financial assets.
method Developed a three-level audit protocol to examine Bitcoin's representation and influence in LLMs.
result An identifiable internal feature in LLMs can be perturbed to move financial choices, but only within measurable limits.
LLMs cause inconsistent financial outputs, smaller models are more reliable.
problem Inconsistent outputs from LLMs undermine auditability and trust in financial workflows.
method Finance-calibrated deterministic test harness, task-specific invariant checking, model classification, and cross-provider validation.
result Smaller models (Granite-3-8B, Qwen2.5-7B) achieve 100% output consistency, while larger models like GPT-OSS-120B have high drift.
LLM generates coherent macroeconomic stress scenarios for portfolio risk assessment.
problem Macro-financial stress testing and portfolio risk assessment using traditional methods.
method Hybrid prompt-RAG pipeline combining structured prompting and retrieval of country fundamentals and news.
result LLM-generated scenarios yield stable tail-risk amplification with limited sensitivity to retrieval choices.
Paper proposes HIDAM model to improve MSE default risk assessment using heterogeneous information networks.
problem Default risk assessment for MSEs due to lack of credit information and diverse financial activities.
method HIDAM model incorporating heterogeneous information networks with multi-typed nodes and links, extracting interactive information through meta-paths, and using a hierarchical attention mechanism.
result HIDAM model outperforms state-of-the-art competitors on real-world banking data.
SHAP Distance assesses semantic fidelity of synthetic tabular data.
problem Semantic fidelity of synthetic tabular data is not well evaluated.
method SHAP Distance, defined as cosine distance between global SHAP attribution vectors.
result SHAP Distance detects semantic discrepancies overlooked by standard measures.
Mathematical model audits social media algorithms to prevent bias.
problem Algorithmic filtering can bias users' decisions and societal norms.
method Formalized mathematical framework for auditing social media algorithms.
result Data-driven statistical auditing procedure to regulate algorithmic bias.
New benchmarks focus on LLM risk in finance, not just accuracy.
problem Standard benchmarks ignore LLM financial risks, leading to unsafe deployment.
method Three-level agenda: model, workflow, and system stress-testing.
result Hidden weaknesses in LLMs are missed by traditional benchmarks.
Study evaluates digital transformation impact on financial performance using LLMs.
problem Measuring and understanding the impact of digital transformation on financial performance.
method Constructed DT indicators from company reports; analyzed effects of different digital technologies.
result Digital transformation improves financial performance, but varies by technology.
We present a macroeconomic agent-based model that combines several mechanisms operating at the same timescale, while remaining mathematically tractable. It comprises enterprises and workers who compete in a job market and a commodity goods market. The model is stock-flow consistent; a bank lends money charging interest…
LLM-based trading systems vary in execution realism and reproducibility.
problem LLM-based trading systems vary in execution realism and reproducibility.
method Reproducibility audit of 30 trade-relevant primary studies.
result LLM-based trading systems vary in execution realism and reproducibility.
Study reveals holiday effect on China's time-honored brands, especially alcoholic beverages.
problem Understanding holiday impact on China's time-honored brands.
method Event study using listed companies of China's time-honored brands from 2012-2021.
result Time-honored brand stocks show significant post-holiday effect during Chinese New Year, alcoholic beverages more sensitive.
iConViz helps banks manage default contagion risk in networked loans.
problem Managing default contagion risk in networked loans during economic downturns.
method Developed iConViz, an interactive tool, and a novel metric (contagion effect) to quantify and analyze the risk.
result iConViz facilitates closed-loop analysis and helps avoid ad hoc methods.
Lean 4 library formalizes mathematical finance, verifying over 200 theorems.
problem Formal verification of complex financial mathematics.
method Lean 4 proof assistant, Mathlib, BrownianMotion package, formal verification of over 200 theorems.
result Formal verification yields certified unification of known financial results.