This is the second article of a risk management series and covers 10 steps for successful risk management. The first article Eight Steps to Establish a Firm Risk Management Program highlighted the benefits and steps of establishing risk management program and the third will focus on business continuity planning and risk mitigation strategies. The articles are a…
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Providing effective governance presents boards and management with a formidable challenge. Here’s how one company does it. Success in business is influenced by many factors: effective strategy and execution; deep understanding of the business environment, including its risks; the ability to innovate and adapt; and the ability to align strategy throughout the organization. Massachusetts Mutual…
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Eighty-three percent of 150 multinationals responding to a survey have suffered significant losses in emerging markets. For decades, large U.S. and European companies have invested in emerging markets, and the Great Recession of 2008, which brought growth in developed economies to a shuddering halt, further encouraged companies and their CFOs to look for greater returns…
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Supplier risk management is not a new concept. We often can’t help but consider supplier risk as we read the news, invest money in a company’s stock, eagerly await the release of the next generation of mobile device or even just purchase groceries. Most companies see supplier risk management as a key priority and many…
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The Risk and Insurance Management Society is pushing a bill that would streamline the current cyber-notification system under a single federal regulator. Worried about reputation risks and the fines their companies could be hit with if they fail to properly notify regulators of a data breach, risk managers are pushing a Congressional bill that would…
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With more than 3,000 filings collected through early April, three-fourths have disclosed that they have adopted the 2013 COSO internal control framework, with the rest either remaining on the 1992 framework or not disclosing what framework they followed. Based on an ongoing, unpublished analysis of filings through April 3 by consulting firm Protiviti, 2,318 public…
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Previously, we shared how to reduce the risk of cybersecurity threats through education and training. Risk management is a also key component in reducing the risk of cybersecurity threats. The basic tenets of risk assessment can be applied to developing a cybersecurity risk management plan. Risk is generally assessed by identifying threats and vulnerabilities and then…
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Companies with the most developed and proactive approaches to risk management were more likely to have increasing profit margins, a PwC study found. Companies that use risk management to accelerate performance and drive growth record higher profit margins than other firms, according to a new PricewaterhouseCoopers report. In its Risk in Review 2015 report, PwC…
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Increased complexity in risk management is the biggest concern for institutional investors across the globe, a new survey shows. Commissioned by BNP Paribas Investment Partners and conducted by polling firm YouGov, the survey found the idea that risk management will become more complex is the biggest concern for 23% of respondents. The survey spoke to 177 asset…
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