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June 16, 2014

2014 Research Report on Current State of Enterprise Risk Management

Despite the fact that there have been a number of calls for improved enterprise risk oversight over the past decade, the percentage of organizations who claim to have a “complete...

June 13, 2014

The Necessity of Rapid Response for Resilience

Resilient organizations always seem to find a way through tough and trying business situations. How exactly do these companies manage it? A recent article in CGMA summarizes case-based research highlighted...

January 1, 2014

The Importance of Integrating Risk Management with Strategy

A recent thought paper, 10 Lessons in Integrating Risk Management with Strategy by Protiviti uses examples of both corporate failures and successes to learn what helped those that survived and thrived...

January 1, 2014

Key Risk Issues in the Banking Industry

The Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) recently issued its Semiannual Risk Perspective Report that identifies key risk issues facing the banking industry. The report notes that the competitive...

January 1, 2014

Learning from Risk Management Mistakes

The recent financial crisis exposed most organizations to a number of significant risks that placed tremendous stress on operations and profitability, with some organizations experiencing their demise. Through it all,...

March 1, 2013

Using Collaboration Risk Management to Recognize Emerging Risks

PricewaterhouseCooper recently published a research paper on systemic risk trends. The authors of the paper shed light on the many issues related to the risk mitigation capabilities of businesses for...

February 13, 2013

Top Risks on Horizon for 2013

The top risks that corporate leaders see on the horizon for the coming year include the effect that regulatory changes combined with heightened regulatory scrutiny will have on product and...

December 1, 2012

SunGard Survey: How Are Companies Managing Financial Risk?

This white paper presents the results of a recent study conducted by SunGard, a global provider of technology-related services and solutions. The purpose of the study was to gain an...

October 2, 2012

Role of Senior Executives in Leading Risk Oversight

Michael Somich, Executive Director of Internal Audit at Duke University, discusses how having the President of Duke University "walk the walk and talk the talk" regarding ERM is essential element...

October 2, 2012

Education of ERM Concepts at the Collegiate and Corporate Levels

Laurie Brooks, retired Chief Risk Officer at Public Services Enterprises Group and current board of director at Provident Financial Services, shares her views about the long-term viability of ERM and...

October 1, 2012

Managing Risks of Innovation

Managers attempting to streamline a global innovation project generally do so while haphazardly managing risk. The reason for rushing projects is either lack of available employees, desires for a faster...

October 1, 2012

Four Steps to Better Statistical Performance Measures

Managers hinder their performance insight by focusing on sexy performance metrics that may be persistent but not predictive, and vice versa. These popular key performance indicators (e.g., EPS growth)...

September 15, 2012

Managing Supply Chain Risks for Conflict Minerals

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 places new regulations on companies reporting to the SEC. In particular, Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act concerns the use of...

July 27, 2012

Mature Risk Management Drives Financial Performance

In a recent survey, Ernst & Young assessed the maturity level of risk management practices and found a positive relationship between risk management maturity and financial performance. It was revealed that...

July 1, 2012

Increasing Percentages of Organizations are Embracing Enterprise Risk Management

Recent research conducted by faculty who lead the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Initiative at North Carolina State University reports a steady increase in the percentage of organizations that claim to...

July 1, 2012

Managing Third-Party Risk in an Increasingly Collaborative Business Landscape

Businesses today rarely do everything in house. While outsourcing offers a number of unique advantages, those benefits may also expose the organization to a number of new risks. Relying on...

June 1, 2012

Executives Take on Enterprise Risk Management Post- Recent Crisis

In spring of 2012, a survey of 192 U.S. executives from various industries was conducted by Forbes Insights in association with Deloitte that revealed findings vital to the business world that...

May 1, 2012

Managing Levels of Innovation Risk

The highly competitive landscape and the rapid pace of change means organizations must continually seek to innovate to survive and grow. For many, their rush to get new innovations to...

May 1, 2012

Risks Associated with Product Development

With over 50 years of experience in advising companies on product development efforts, the authors of this Harvard Business Review article present six flawed assumptions that bring rise to risks associated...

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...

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