July 31, 2009 The Future of Risk The current economic downturn has caused companies everywhere to question their risk management process and investigate ways to upgrade their risk management efforts. As risk complexity has increased, so too...
July 1, 2009 Shifting of Internal Audit Strategy and Focus Findings from a survey and roundtable of internal audit executives, service providers, and regulators show that internal audit is changing its risk priorities and audit coverage in response to changing...
July 1, 2009 The State of Enterprise Risk Management at Colleges and Universities A survey was conducted in June 2008 of over 600 presidents and chancellors, CFOs, governing board members, chief academic officers, and risk managers from private and public colleges and universities of varying...
July 1, 2009 Global Integrity Survey Compliance Week conducted a survey analyzing the role of integrity and ethics programs in corporations around the globe. The survey addressed the structure of these programs as well as metrics...
February 1, 2009 Best-in-Class Enterprise Risk Management The Aberdeen Group conducted an online survey in January and February 2009 of over 120 enterprises in a diverse set of industries and geographies that are devoting resources to improving their enterprise...
January 1, 2009 ERM Benchmarking Survey An ERM benchmarking survey of chief audit executives and heads of internal auditing was conducted that garnered 240 responses from organizations across many industries and nations. From those 165 respondents with a...
January 1, 2009 Companies Succeed During Downturn with ERM In the four-part series “Managing in a Downturn” produced by The Financial Times, Russell Walker comments on the place for enterprise risk management in the current economic environment. Walker uses...
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...
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 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...
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...
October 1, 2007 The Global CFO Study 2008: Balancing Risk and Performance within an Integrated Finance Organization This IBM study of 1,200 CFOs and senior finance professionals reveals that CFOs may be taking the wrong approach to resource and risk management on a global scale. Organizations are turning...
June 1, 2007 ERM Progress Internal Auditor recently published an article titled, Moving Forward with ERM, to provide news on recent developments in ERM and the increasingly important role that chief risk officers (CROs) play...
January 31, 2007 Survey by KPMG - ERM in the US A survey published by KPMG titled, Enterprise Risk Management in the United States, reflects senior executive perspectives about risk management practices and on-going efforts to successfully implement and monitor ERM...
April 1, 2006 Internal Auditing’s Role in ERM Internal auditors need to be actively involved in the ERM process at organizations. Seven valid or legitimate ERM-related responsibilities internal auditors can have are discussed.
November 1, 2005 S&P’s Enterprise Risk Management for Financial Institutions: Rating Criteria and Best Practices Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services presents Enterprise Risk Management For Financial Institutions: Rating Criteria And Best Practices. This guide presents the latest ratings criteria for assessing the trading risk management...
September 30, 2005 Evolution of ERM Business professionals have varied personal definitions of enterprise risk management (ERM) based on their limited exposure to the new idea and their specific encounters with its effects given their roles...
September 1, 2005 Best Practices for Structuring ERM Within the Organization In order for the risk management division to function properly, it is essential to structure it properly within the firm. The risk management division should be placed in high stature...
December 31, 2004 Tax Risk Management: The Evolving Role of Tax Directors In 2004, Ernst & Young administered a survey with findings that offer insight to tax directors and executives to help them better comprehend the changing scope of the tax function, the rise...
October 1, 2004 Best Practices in Enabling ERM Jeff Hasmann, program director for risk management at SAS, headquartered in Cary, NC, was the featured speaker at the October 2004 ERM Roundtable. Hasmann described SAS’s view towards effective ERM...