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December 1, 2008

Enterprise Risk Management Benchmark Survey

Deloitte conducted a survey of 151 companies over 2006 and 2007 to gauge the current state of ERM implementation. The survey found that interest in ERM is growing, driven primarily by regulations. The...

December 1, 2008

ERM in Academic Institutions

Academic institutions tend to manage risks in organizational silos, as is common in many businesses. By implementing ERM, an academic institution can benefit from an enterprise-wide identification and assessment of...

December 1, 2008

Emory University’s ERM Implementation

Leaders at Emory University began an ERM program to improve the university’s ability to manage risks, prepare for adverse events, improve principles and practices related to financial controls, and...

December 1, 2008

S&P’s ERM Reviews for Non-Financial Issuers – Where Do We Stand?

Beginning in the third quarter of 2008, Standard & Poor’s credit review process of nonfinancial companies now includes an evaluation of the organization’s management of enterprise risk programs as a...

November 20, 2008

Web-Based ERM Tools

The Internal Audit and Advisory Services division of British Columbia’s Ministry of Finance has created tools, available on the internet, to assist other ministries in designing and implementing an...

November 1, 2008

Enterprise Innovation and Integration

Innovation and integration are important contributors to growth in an organization. In order to foster these activities within the organization, the article recommends developing two agencies: a distributed innovation group ...

October 30, 2008

Diversity of Risk Management in Europe

This report details the key findings in the fourth biennial benchmarking survey conducted by the Federation of European Risk Management Association (FERMA) in collaboration with AXA Corporate Solutions and Ernst &...

October 27, 2008

Embedding ERM: 2008 Global Insurance Sector Survey Results

More than 350 Chief Financial Officers, Chief Actuaries and Chief Risk Officers responded to a global ERM survey of the insurance industry which found that European insurers are more advanced in...

October 3, 2008

Enterprise Reputation and Risk Management at H.J. Heinz

Jim Traut, Director of Enterprise Risk Management at H. J. Heinz Company, spoke at the October 3, 2008 ERM Roundtable about the company’s approach to overseeing entity-wide risks with the ultimate...

October 1, 2008

Preparing For S&P Integration of ERM

Standard and Poor’s (S&P) is integrating an evaluation of enterprise risk management (ERM) into corporate credit ratings beginning in 2009. S&P has considered ERM when rating financial institutions...

October 1, 2008

Companies Employing an Entity-Wide Risk Management Program Better Prepared for Credit Crisis

The CFO Europe Research Services paired with ING Wholesale Banking to research chief financial officer’s opinions on the current credit crisis. More than 450 senior executives across Europe responded in...

October 1, 2008

C-suite Influence on Excellence in Risk Management

This abstract summarizes the 2008 Excellence in Risk Management Survey conducted by the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) and Marsh. This is the fifth year that they have conducted an...

September 30, 2008

The Changing Role of the Finance Organization

Today’s focus on the rapid embrace of globalization initiatives has substantially increased the complexity and pace of change that risk executives face. Dealing with the volume and complexities of...

September 1, 2008

Better Enterprise Risk Management May Prevent Future Crisis

The Economist Intelligence Unit, in conjunction with SAS Inc., conducted a world-wide on-line survey of 316 senior executives from the financial service industry, complimented by interviews with industry experts. Their study...

July 1, 2008

Model Risk Management for Financial Service Firms

The topic of model risk management currently stands at the forefront of risk management for many financial service firms. During these uncertain times, many challenges have arisen with regards to...

June 1, 2008

Does ERM Matter?: Enterprise Risk Management in the Insurance Industry

The recent upheaval in the banking industry, which is heavily regulated and an early adopter of enterprise risk management (ERM) strategies, has caused other businesses to question the efficacy of...

June 1, 2008

Board-Level Risk Committees

Traditionally, senior risk executives have managed risk at the operational level of organizations. Boards have had general oversight responsibilities for risk, with audit or finance committees taking on more specific...

May 1, 2008

Standard & Poor’s Applies ERM Analysis to Ratings

Beginning in the third quarter of 2008, Standard and Poor’s will incorporate Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) into discussions at regularly scheduled credit review meetings. The discussions of ERM will focus...

January 31, 2008

NC State ERM Initiative Responds to S&P Request for Comment

The NC State ERM Initiative has responded to the request for comment issued by Standard & Poor's on their proposed expansion of ERM analysis to nonfinancial companies as part of their...

December 31, 2007

Tax Governance Institute: Tax Risk Management eSurvey

Tax risk can arise within several aspects of a company’s business. KPMG conducted a survey among board members, senior management, CFOs, tax executives, and finance and accounting professionals concerning...

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