As the year 2023 draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on the significant strides made in the realm of Risk Management within the financial services industry. Despite facing a multitude of challenges, including inflation, economic uncertainty, and geopolitical tensions, the industry seems to have demonstrated strong resilience and a steadfast commitment The financial […]
Systems and Controls
9 Ultimate Cyber Security Tips for Students
As more information technologies are developed, students are turning to the Internet for their studies more often than ever. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, online courses and e-learning have become even more commonplace. However, these factors have encouraged cyber criminals to double their efforts at extorting personal information. These days, teachers, students, and even parents […]
Is Risk Listing a Reliable Risk Management Practice?
Introduction Risk management can be defined as the “process which aims to help organizations understand, evaluate and take action on all their risks with a view to increasing the probability of success and reducing the likelihood of failure” (Hopkin, 2010, p. 37). This is the definition made by the Institute of Risk Management (IRM), which […]
Risk Management Podcasts
Founded by Boris Agranovich in 2010, the Global Risk Community (GRC) is the world’s leading community for Risk Managers. According to its official information, GRC is also the world’s first crowdsourced training platform for Risk Managers. GRC provides hundreds of materials and resources in its website, among which videos and very interesting podcasts. Today we are […]
Conference: Risk Awareness Week (RAW) 2021
The Risk Awareness Week 2021 is upcoming! It will be 5 days of the most interesting workshops and will occur between 11th and 15th of October. This event is considered to be the biggest virtual conference about Risk Management topics, delivering more than 50 interactive workshops with more than 30 speakers, including the best Risk […]
10 Risk Professionals You Should Follow
Whether you’ve just started in Risk Management or you’re already a professional in this arena, this article will interest you. We are highlighting some of the reference professionals we follow who are seasoned Risk Managers, each in its own area of expertise. Most of these professionals have lengthy experience in Risk Management and are at […]
Agriculture Industry: Trading and Risk Management
There is a race on across the globe towards increasing productivity and efficiency in the agriculture industry and making the businesses more sustainable. What we need is a fundamental shift in the way agriculture companies handle trading and risk operations and processes. Continuous pressure to increase operational efficiency, decrease reaction times, drive efficient collaboration and […]
7 Risk Assessment Blind Spots (and How to Beat Them)
You’ve all been there, driving along knowing you can predictably change lanes with ease, when suddenly a car shows up in your blind spot. You swerve back to your lane and everyone in your car is startled to attention, wondering what happened and knowing you messed up. Or, you’re walking down the sidewalk, consumed by […]