There are significant limitations intrinsic to the traditional approach to risk assessment, which is why a more robust assessment is preferable. Certain categories of risk (strategic, operational, finance, and compliance, for instance) have unique characteristics that cannot be adequately accounted for in a basic assessment.
Think of simplicity as an organization's end goal. It's an ideal that can be strived for in product design, process, governance -- you name it. This was the mindset of Steve Jobs as he drove innovation at Apple, and clearly they're doing something right. The benefits of simplicity are far-reaching.
On a scale of 1 to 10, what’s your organization’s risk appetite? Now, toss that number out the proverbial window. That was a trick question, since your answer should be “it depends.” Some situations allow for potentially risky moves, and others require a more calculated approach. Neither circumstance, when considered alone, can define the company’s risk appetite.
Rising global monetary transactions have facilitated increased movement of illicit funds, making efforts against money laundering a top priority. Compliance with recently established anti-money laundering policies is vital to financial institutions - Wipro Limited advises on how to get the most out of your AML products.
Last year, the UK enacted an Act of Parliament intended to combat slavery and human trafficking in the UK and in the supply chain of all businesses operating therein. In order to ensure compliance with the Modern Slavery Act, corporations must make public either their efforts to stop the use of slave labor by their suppliers or their inaction to...
The Global Risks Report 2016 features perspectives from nearly 750 experts on the perceived impact and likelihood of 29 prevalent global risks over a 10-year timeframe. The risks are divided into five categories: economic, environmental, geopolitical, societal and technological.
Asymmetric risks – risks for which the potential gains are far greater than the potential losses (or vice versa) – can be difficult to plan for, and the events associated with asymmetric risk tend to sneak up on us, regardless of how predictable they may seem. So what impact do these risks have on ERM? Perhaps a mental shift is...
Risk management isn't a new concept by any stretch, but it seems ERM has really picked up steam in the past few decades -- a development that's likely due to some spectacular business scandals and the irreparable harm done to those organizations' reputations. John Verver discusses where companies currently stand in their risk management processes.
With almost every FCPA enforcement action involving third party misconduct in one form or another, shouldn’t companies devote more resources than ever to due diligence and third-party risk management systems? There’s no magic formula to implementing an effective system. It just takes two things: commitment and common sense. Every company knows how to do it. But not every company commits...
The BSA/AML risk assessment will allow you to have a better understanding of your overall risk. The risk assessment should be comprehensive and well-documented. When complete, an effective risk assessment should enable the MSB to establish policies, procedures and internal controls to develop the company’s BSA/AML compliance program.
Compliance with regulatory requirements can get complicated when companies in highly regulated industries take to social media. Subject matter expert Joanna Belbey offers five steps to ensure that when your company posts, they do so purposefully, knowledgeably and well within the bounds of the law.
Rather than segregating risk management responsibilities into their own silo, making them the purview of only a select few, companies would benefit greatly from an integrated approach in which every person in the organization is responsible to some extent in managing risk. Jim DeLoach presents a method involving five distinct lines of defense. Read on for details.
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