December 7, 2023 REPORT: Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2024 and a Decade Later REPORT: Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2024 and a Decade Later This 12th annual survey, “Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2024 and a Decade Later,” conducted by the...
December 9, 2021 REPORT: Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2022 & 2031 REPORT: Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2022 & 2031 The ERM Initiative in the Poole College of Management at North Carolina State University, in conjunction with global consulting firm Protiviti,...
July 7, 2020 Board Risk Oversight Associated with Lower Tax Burden New research finds that corporate tax-planning practices improve when a company’s board takes an interest in tax-planning practices – and better planning results in both less tax uncertainty...
February 21, 2019 Are Universities & Colleges Doing Enough to Manage Reputational Risk? In a recent survey by United Educators, it is clear that more colleges and universities than ever are implementing enterprise risk management (ERM) as a way to prepare for and...
March 9, 2017 ERM in the Financial Services Industry Bruce Branson, Associate Director of the ERM Initiative at NC State University, interviews Jennifer Burke, Partner with Crowe Horwath, LLP. Jennifer is a leader in the firm’s...
December 8, 2016 2017 Top Risks Report: Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2017 Research conducted by the ERM Initiative at NC State University in partnership with Protiviti finds that executives across all types and sizes of organizations that span a number of industries...
October 2, 2015 Stress Tests: A Growth Opportunity In the aftermath of the financial crisis, regulators have found that the need for stress testing in financial institutions is higher than ever. These stress tests are designed to assess...
October 1, 2015 Regulation and Risk Management Banks are in the business of taking risks; however, the recent financial crisis generated much criticism about the effectiveness of their risk management techniques. In response, a number of new...
September 1, 2014 Trends that are Shaping the Next Fifty Years The world has changed drastically over the past fifty years with advances in technology, and these advances will continue into the future. A recent article by McKinsey focuses on trends...
January 15, 2014 Eliminating Reputation Threats While a number of corporate entities are embracing ERM, institutions of higher education are also enhancing their risk management processes by embracing ERM. With a number of institutions facing risk...
December 31, 2013 Proxies Reveal Enhancements in Board Risk Oversight On February 28, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) mandated that public companies disclose the role of the Board in risk management. To learn about what boards are disclosing Deloitte has...
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 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 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...
June 1, 2012 Super Bowl Embraced ERM Imagine being responsible for managing risks related to the NFL Super Bowl. With the millions of viewers drawn to this event each year, one shudders to think about an event...
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 Learning from Duke University’s Enterprise Risk Management Process A place where ERM hasn’t been embraced as quickly in the corporate world is academia. However, that may be changing as major universities such as Duke and the University...