February 1, 2010 Global Risks After the shock to the global financial system in 2008, global risks were brought to the forefront of risk discussions. Surprisingly, the risk landscape has not changed much. What has changed...
February 1, 2010 Roadmap for Compensation Risk Assessment: Consequences – Unintended or Not As a direct result of the financial market crisis, media and regulatory agencies have targeted companies with compensation plans that promote excessive and unnecessary risk-taking. This article outlines the pending...
February 1, 2010 Enterprise Risk Management: Is it Relevant to Government? Regulatory agencies and investors alike have come to a consensus; they are demanding that corporations engage in a fundamental review of risk management processes and make necessary improvements to bring...
January 1, 2010 Where are the Directors?!? This article describes behavioral problems within boards of directors that can lead to unnecessary risks being taken and CEOs dominating board decisions and involvement. According to this Conference Board Review...
January 1, 2010 Adding Value, Not Bureaucracy: Linking Governance, Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Controls Risk management has quickly become the most targeted area of improvement since the financial crisis for businesses to help prevent another crisis or lessen the impact if another one were...