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Risk Management in US Government Agencies (non-DoD)
November 1, 2011
The Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington based non-partisan organization focused on research and analysis related to policy initiatives, examined the risk management processes of United States government...
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Audit Committees Concerns About IT Risks
October 1, 2011
KPMG’s Audit Committee Institute recently published its 2011 Public Company Audit Committee Member Survey Report. This report covers the most prevalent issues audit committees would like allocate more attention to...
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Audit Committees Call for Better Risk Management
October 1, 2011
Risk management was named as a priority issue for audit committees in the 2011 Public Company Audit Committee Member Survey Report recently released by KPMG’s Audit Committee Institute. This report,...
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Corporate Crisis: What are the Similarities and What Can We Learn?
September 1, 2011
Cass Business School at City University - London researched some of the largest corporate crises of the last decade. While each company faced very different issues, the researchers found common...
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Managing Human Capital Risk
July 1, 2011
Though companies recognize the high impact of Human Capital Risk (HCR), many still have immature HCR management processes, if any. The Conference Board researched companies based in North America, Europe,...
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The Future of Risk Management: A Proactive Approach
June 30, 2011
For many organizations risk management is rapidly developing into a more forward looking, enterprise-wide approach, according to Accenture’s 2011 Global Risk Management study of almost 400 executives from 10 major industries. To...
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Assessing ERM Programs
June 1, 2011
An effective enterprise risk management (ERM) program can significantly help an organization see and take action on risks that may be affecting the achievement of their core strategic objectives. Organizations...
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Risk Management: A Driver of Enterprise Value in the Emerging Environment
April 29, 2011
The emerging practice of enterprise risk management has created both challenges and opportunities to further enhance enterprise value. KPMG conducted a survey of CEOs, board members, and risk practitioners across...
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Implementing Effective Enterprise Risk Management and Compliance
March 1, 2011
The costs and processes of implementing an effective enterprise risk management approach can seem intimidating to an organization. This research paper by the Economist Intelligence Unit highlights four stages of...
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Webinar Featuring Insights from Two COSO Risk Oversight Reports
February 9, 2011
Download the presentation ERM Board Risk Oversight – A Tale of Two Surveys from COSO, that highlights key findings and insights from two recent COSO released survey reports on the current...
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A Survey of Global Risk Management in a Changing Environment
February 1, 2011
After the recent global financial crisis, many economies and financial markets around the world appear to be strengthening. However, serious concerns still exist as organizations are not returning to the...
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Enterprise Risk Management in Higher Education
January 3, 2011
A recent Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges and United Educators survey raises concerns that higher education is lagging behind other industries in considering risks as part of...
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2010 Report on ERM
December 21, 2010
COSO commissioned the ERM Initiative at North Carolina State University to survey senior management executives about the current state of enterprise-wide risk oversight. This report summarizes key findings from the...
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Board Risk Oversight – A Progress Report
December 21, 2010
COSO, in partnership with Protiviti, surveyed over 200 individuals currently serving on corporate boards of directors about the current state of enterprise risk management. Board members were divided on the effectiveness...
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Corporate Directors Survey Clarifies Current Board Risk Management Practices
December 2, 2010
PricewaterhouseCooper’s 2010 Annual Corporate Directors Survey resulted in responses from 1,110 corporate board members, representing 819 separate boards. Key findings shed insights on corporate directors’ experience and opinions with current risk management...
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Board Risk Oversight: Insights from Recent Proxy Disclosures
December 1, 2010
Deloitte & Touche LLP analyzed a sample of approximately 400 organizations’ proxy disclosures about the board’s role in risk oversight that were new in 2010 for public companies. Several observations were obtained...
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Evaluating Impact of Compensation Plans
October 1, 2010
The current economic climate is an opportune time for employers to determine if compensation practices are properly aligned with market practices and the organization’s business strategy. A six-step process...
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Risk Management: Strengthening A Valuable Asset
September 30, 2010
Grant Thornton, LLP in conjunction with the Economist Intelligence Unit, recently released a joint report summarizing their analysis of a review of issues surrounding the success of risk management practices...
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Global ERM Ahead of the Curve
September 1, 2010
While there is tremendous focus on the need for organizations to consider enterprise risk management, recent surveys suggest the United States is in catch-up mode relative to global organizations who...
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Risk Management Practices that are Working for Public and Private Sectors
September 1, 2010
The Department of Homeland Security Office of Risk Management and Analysis conducted a survey to see what actions are being taken by both public and private sector organizations with respect...