As many U.K. investors were relatively unharmed by recent drop in a number of markets, they are becoming more relaxed about risk at a time when they should be cutting back on it. That is the finding of the Bank of England’s biannual Financial Stability Report, which also noted that corporations recognize the risks of some forms of investment but are willing to take that risk in order to avoid losing a competitive advantage relative to their peers. The BoE concludes that, despite increased chances of risks materializing, “The U.K. financial systems as a whole has been remarkably resilient over recent years in the face of a number of disturbances, including oil and commodity price shocks, and most recently, sharp falls in the prices of some risky assets.”