Sooner or later when implementing risk management the risk team will face a dilemma: reduce the scope of risk analysis or automate. For example, market and credit risk management very quickly become impossible to do manually, especially if management wants to monitor daily expected shortfall and track against risk limits. Same with many operational risks… Continue reading Is your risk management software solving these 3 problems or is it just pretty reporting?
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3 fatal mistakes most risk consultants make
Risk management in modern non-financial companies is very different compared to say 5 years ago. The level of risk management maturity, for lack of a better word, has grown significantly. As more and more companies across the globe are looking to implement robust risk management, the demand for risk management consultants is also growing. Unfortunately,… Continue reading 3 fatal mistakes most risk consultants make
The lamest excuse for not quantifying risk and you are probably guilty of it too…
Every time risk professionals would have a conversation about risk analysis and specifically risk quantification, someone, inevitably, would come in on a high horse and use this excuse to supposedly undermine the conversation. The argument is completely false and yet, sure as day and night, someone always repeats it. See if you can spot it… Continue reading The lamest excuse for not quantifying risk and you are probably guilty of it too…
4 types of risk analysis, 1 bad and 3 good examples
Say what you will about risk management in financial services, one thing is for sure, it is much more mature than risk management outside of financial services, at least when it comes to credit and market risks. Don’t get me started on operational risk management at banks, it is often embarrassing to put it mildly.… Continue reading 4 types of risk analysis, 1 bad and 3 good examples
5-week risk quantification bootcamp by Alex Sidorenko and #Archer
Archer got together with Alex Sidorenko, FERMA Risk Manager of the Year 2021, RIMS International Honoree 2021, to create this practical bootcamp designed to help companies implement quantitative risk management that pays for itself. Imagine saving the company so much money that investing in risk management competencies and resources becomes a no brainer for the… Continue reading 5-week risk quantification bootcamp by Alex Sidorenko and #Archer
3 steps to make your business more resilient
Don’t ignore expected losses In risk management there is a concept that will be useful for any business out there, it is called – EXPECTED LOSSES. This means that certain risks are inevitable and will occur no matter what. Stealing in retail, foreign exchange fluctuations or customer bad debts are all examples of losses that… Continue reading 3 steps to make your business more resilient
You can quantify any risk on the planet, just follow these steps
While I written this post about compliance risks in the past, I later applied exactly the same math and logic to any non financial risk, including intellectual property, legal, environmental, ESG and most other risks you can think of. Follow this step by step guide to quantify most non financial risks or if you want… Continue reading You can quantify any risk on the planet, just follow these steps
Improving on ERM’s Imperfections by Russ Banham
RIMS: First of all, congratulations on the RIMS award. The judging committee seemed particularly impressed by the emphasis on quantitative risk analysis. Can you elaborate on the value of this approach? Sidorenko: : Thank you. Let me set the context first – the EuroChem Board is comprised of directors with extensive experience in mining, the… Continue reading Improving on ERM’s Imperfections by Russ Banham
Is your risk manager a USER or a GENERATOR? What about you?
I bet every person working in a large corporation or reading me on LinkedIn knows at least one risk manager. Maybe you like them, maybe you ignore them, but can you tell whether your risk manager friend is a “USER” or a “GENERATOR”? Sam Savage has been popularising the idea of different risk management roles… Continue reading Is your risk manager a USER or a GENERATOR? What about you?
Risk management 2 is both a control and decision making tool
In 2018 I attempted to coin the distinction between “Risk Management 1” – cosmetic, governance-driven risk management, and “Risk Management 2” – value-adding risk management that drives better decision-making https://riskacademy.blog/rm1-vs-rm2-which-side-will-you-choose/ I have been following walking the talk, in both my consulting practice, personal life and in the corporate employment, ever since. In 2021 the company… Continue reading Risk management 2 is both a control and decision making tool
