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April 1, 2012

Leading a Risk Team

Despite the attempts by many organizations to strengthen their risk oversight efforts, many organizations’ approach to strengthen their corporate risk management are still missing the mark. Unfortunately, many attack the...

March 1, 2012

Responding to Shifting Global Risk Trends

The experiences associated with natural disasters and political events that occurred in 2011 are have implications for the kinds of risks organizations may need to consider in the near future. Lessons...

February 1, 2012

Is it Necessary to Have a Separate Risk Committee?

A hot topic in risk management discussions within organizations is the debate about whether a separate risk committee is necessary for a company to have effective enterprise risk management processes....

January 10, 2012

Compiling and Presenting Interview Data from Risk Interviews

After conducting 80-90 interviews seeking the identification of major risk exposures facing the company, David Hughes, Assistant VP of ERM and Business Continuity Planning at Hospital Corporation of America (HCA)...

January 1, 2012

Risk Management in Deloitte’s 2011 Board Practices Report

Deloitte’s 2011 Board Practices Report provides current information on topics of corporate governance. The report is based on the results of a survey distributed to the members of the Society...

January 1, 2012

Risk Committees

While most often the board of directors delegates risk oversight to the audit committee, increasingly boards of creating separate board level risk committees charged with that responsibility. This is particularly...

November 1, 2011

2011 RIMS ERM Survey

The 2011 Enterprise Risk Management Survey published by the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) shows that ERM is growing as a mainstream business practice with more companies adopting ERM programs....

October 1, 2011

Annual Corporate Director Survey Focuses on Risk Management

PwC’s 2011 Annual Corporate Director Survey report summarizes the responses of 834 corporate directors concerning stakeholder concerns. Critical areas highlighted in the findings were executive compensation, succession planning, and risk management....

October 1, 2011

Audit Committees Concerns About IT Risks

KPMG’s Audit Committee Institute recently published its 2011 Public Company Audit Committee Member Survey Report. This report covers the most prevalent issues audit committees would like allocate more attention to...

October 1, 2011

Audit Committees Call for Better Risk Management

Risk management was named as a priority issue for audit committees in the 2011 Public Company Audit Committee Member Survey Report recently released by KPMG’s Audit Committee Institute. This report,...

September 1, 2011

Corporate Crisis: What are the Similarities and What Can We Learn?

Cass Business School at City University - London researched some of the largest corporate crises of the last decade. While each company faced very different issues, the researchers found common...

August 30, 2011

Risk Oversight Improving: 2011 Proxy Disclosures

After conducting a second analysis of risk-related proxy disclosures of S&P 200 companies, Deloitte found that overall risk practices improved between 2010 and 2011. There were percentage increases in 11 out of the 12...

June 30, 2011

The Future of Risk Management: A Proactive Approach

For many organizations risk management is rapidly developing into a more forward looking, enterprise-wide approach, according to Accenture’s 2011 Global Risk Management study of almost 400 executives from 10 major industries. To...

June 14, 2011

Does Reliance on Board Subcommittees Lead to Silo-Risk Management?

Most boards of directors create subcommittees to manage certain types of board oversight responsibilities. Most boards have audit committees to oversee the financial reporting process and compensation committees to oversee...

June 1, 2011

Assessing ERM Programs

An effective enterprise risk management (ERM) program can significantly help an organization see and take action on risks that may be affecting the achievement of their core strategic objectives. Organizations...

May 1, 2011

A Comprehensive Guide to Risk Appetite and Risk Tolerance

With the scarcity of useful guidance to help organizations determine risk appetite and risk tolerance, the Institute of Risk Management (IRM) is seeking to clarify and produce guidance to more...

April 29, 2011

Risk Management: A Driver of Enterprise Value in the Emerging Environment

The emerging practice of enterprise risk management has created both challenges and opportunities to further enhance enterprise value. KPMG conducted a survey of CEOs, board members, and risk practitioners across...

April 26, 2011

Increasing Risk Awareness for Mission Critical Objectives of Not-for-Profit Organizations

Even though risk management is in the spotlight among for-profit organizations, effective risk oversight is needed for not-for-profit organizations, too. A whitepaper published by the AICPA highlights the relevance of...

April 26, 2011

Five Categories for Focusing Risk Oversight

A whitepaper published by Protiviti explores five categories the board may want to consider in determining whether to adopt a risk language specific to the organization for risk oversight.

April 26, 2011

Finding the Right Chief Risk Officer

If management decides to appoint a Chief Risk Officer (CRO), the company should evaluate a variety of factors when conducting a search for the right candidates. A whitepaper issued by...

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Leading a Risk Team

Responding to Shifting Global Risk Trends

Is it Necessary to Have a Separate Risk Committee?

Compiling and Presenting Interview Data from Risk Interviews

Risk Management in Deloitte’s 2011 Board Practices Report

Risk Committees

2011 RIMS ERM Survey

Annual Corporate Director Survey Focuses on Risk Management

Audit Committees Concerns About IT Risks

Audit Committees Call for Better Risk Management

Corporate Crisis: What are the Similarities and What Can We Learn?

Risk Oversight Improving: 2011 Proxy Disclosures

The Future of Risk Management: A Proactive Approach

Does Reliance on Board Subcommittees Lead to Silo-Risk Management?

Assessing ERM Programs

A Comprehensive Guide to Risk Appetite and Risk Tolerance

Risk Management: A Driver of Enterprise Value in the Emerging Environment

Increasing Risk Awareness for Mission Critical Objectives of Not-for-Profit Organizations

Five Categories for Focusing Risk Oversight

Finding the Right Chief Risk Officer

Getting Started in ERM

ERM and Strategy

Key Components of ERM