Risk matrices (or risk heat maps) have been in existent for some time and have become a contested topic in the risk management community in recent years. Once heralded as a sophisticated way to visually map risk pertinent to an organization’s revenue-producing activities or the overall industry in which they exist, these tools do have […]
Operational Risk
Operational Risks are a Global Focus in 2019
Protiviti and North Carolina State University’s ERM Initiative recently published their annual global risk report titled, Executive Perspectives on Top Risks 2019. This report focuses on the top risks executives are concerned could impact growth opportunities or create operational challenges in executing strategy. Here is the thirty thousand foot view, the global business environment is […]
Creating Value in Operational Risk Management Through Behavioral Science
One of the greatest risks to the success of an organization is human error, an operational risk that exists within every organization. Human errors lead to accidents, legal issues, financial costs, and many other risks that adversely impact an organization all over the world. But what if there were ways to implement human risk control […]
Top 10 Operational Risks for 2017
Renown and industry leader website Risk.net presents the top 10 operational risks of 2017, as chosen by risk practitioners worldwide. Banks and financial services firms face a range of operational challenges in 2017. In a series of interviews that took place in November and December 2016, Risk.net spoke to Chief Risk Officers, Heads of Operational […]
VIDEO: An Overview of Operational Risk Management
Operational Risk has historically been considered by many as the less-important-“younger brother” of Credit Risk and Market Risk. Operational Risk has been growing in importance within financial services providers, being them top tier 1 banks, brokerage firms, investment management firms, financial boutiques, among others. The fundamental aspect of operational risk is that if a given (operational) risk occurs […]
BIS on Operational Risk
This article contains some links into Bank for International Settlements (BIS) important documents for Operational Risk. Each link will open a new window in your browser and will guide you to the original BIS article which contains a PDF version.