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December 31, 2008

Strategic Business Risk – Top 10 Risks in Business for 2008

Ernst & Young conducted a survey of industry analysts in order to identify the top 10 strategic business risks for 2008. It became clear that there is significant variation in risks between sectors...

December 1, 2008

Board Oversight of Risk Management and Executive Compensation

Boards of directors have fiduciary responsibilities to shareholders and there are several “pressure points” they can address to ensure fulfillment of these duties. One pressure point for boards is risk...

December 1, 2008

Understanding and Articulating Risk Appetite

Risk appetite, when properly understood and articulated, can be a powerful tool for managing risk and enhancing overall business performance by better aligning decision-making and risk. Many organizations have a...

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 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

Managing Risks for Comparative Advantage: Five Steps to Better Risk Management

This articles highlights a five-step process to help companies make changes to better their approach to risk management in response to the developments occurring in the corporate approach to risk...

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...

January 1, 2008

When Strategy and ERM Meet

This article describes the intersection of strategic business plans and enterprise risk management (ERM). Recent events concerning collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) and subprime mortgages revealed that some institutions were tempted...

December 31, 2007

Emerging Expectations for Alignment of Internal Audit and Risk Oversight

This report summarizes survey responses received by PricewaterhouseCoopers from chief audit executives of Fortune 250 companies about trends affecting internal auditors by 2012, particularly related to internal audit’s role in risk...

December 31, 2007

The Evolution of Risk and Controls: Seeking Value Creation

KPMG partnered with the Economist Intelligence Unit to report on the evolution of risk and controls functions within organizations. This report contains findings of how companies are re-defining the roles...

December 1, 2007

Reputation Risk Management

A 2008 survey investigated the status of reputation risk management at different companies and found that companies are aware of reputation risks but may not be sufficiently managing these risks. There...

October 16, 2007

Paulson Calls Housing Crisis the “Most Significant Risk” to Economy

In a speech at Georgetown University, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson calls the current U.S. housing crisis the “most significant risk” to the U.S. economy.

September 1, 2007

Linking Governance to Strategy

Finance professionals should play a key role in corporate governance, including connecting corporate governance to performance metrics and daily operations. This article examines an example of such a role in...

August 1, 2007

Political Risks

Internal Auditor recently published an article titled, Assessing Political Risks, that discusses the role of chief audit executives (CAEs) as they face challenges such as unstable global markets. The article...

June 1, 2007

How Much is Reputation Worth to Your Corporation?

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) recently issued a report highlighting the value of corporate reputation for businesses today. The report covers key advantages of maintaining a strong corporate...

June 1, 2007

Cultivating Risk Intelligence for Competitive Advantage

Risk intelligence requires organizations to consider both unrewarded risks, taken primarily for value protection, as well as rewarded risks, taken to drive value creation. Risk management has been increasing in...

September 25, 2006

Managing the Unexpected

The Quarterly Journal of the EDS Agility Alliance recently published an article titled, Unwelcome Surprises, that discusses the dangers that can evolve from having a decentralized business structure that does...

April 1, 2005

Expanding ERM to Embrace Strategic Risk

Firms are insured against the usual risks but they are not protected against strategic risks. By using enterprise risk management techniques to identify strategic risks, firms can use countermeasures for...

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Strategic Business Risk – Top 10 Risks in Business for 2008

Board Oversight of Risk Management and Executive Compensation

Understanding and Articulating Risk Appetite

Enterprise Innovation and Integration

Diversity of Risk Management in Europe

C-suite Influence on Excellence in Risk Management

The Changing Role of the Finance Organization

Managing Risks for Comparative Advantage: Five Steps to Better Risk Management

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

When Strategy and ERM Meet

Emerging Expectations for Alignment of Internal Audit and Risk Oversight

The Evolution of Risk and Controls: Seeking Value Creation

Reputation Risk Management

Paulson Calls Housing Crisis the “Most Significant Risk” to Economy

Linking Governance to Strategy

Political Risks

How Much is Reputation Worth to Your Corporation?

Cultivating Risk Intelligence for Competitive Advantage

Managing the Unexpected

Expanding ERM to Embrace Strategic Risk

Getting Started in ERM

ERM and Strategy

Key Components of ERM

ERM Leadership and Risk Governance

Individual Risk Consideration

Evaluating Your ERM Program

Insights from Risk Leaders

What’s New

Getting Started in ERM

ERM & Strategy

Key Components of ERM

ERM Leadership & Risk Governance

Individual Risk Considerations

Evaluating Your ERM Program

Insights from Risk Leaders

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Starting ERM with a Strategic Lens Articles 102

Strategic Business Risk – Top 10 Risks in Business for 2008

Board Oversight of Risk Management and Executive Compensation

Understanding and Articulating Risk Appetite

Enterprise Innovation and Integration

Diversity of Risk Management in Europe

C-suite Influence on Excellence in Risk Management

The Changing Role of the Finance Organization

Managing Risks for Comparative Advantage: Five Steps to Better Risk Management

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

When Strategy and ERM Meet

Emerging Expectations for Alignment of Internal Audit and Risk Oversight

The Evolution of Risk and Controls: Seeking Value Creation

Reputation Risk Management

Paulson Calls Housing Crisis the “Most Significant Risk” to Economy

Linking Governance to Strategy

Political Risks

How Much is Reputation Worth to Your Corporation?

Cultivating Risk Intelligence for Competitive Advantage

Managing the Unexpected

Expanding ERM to Embrace Strategic Risk