FULL DISCLOSURE: Madoff Whistle-blower Markopolos Sounds Off
Harry Markopolos, who spent nine years trying to persuade the SEC that Bernie Madoff was a fraud, shares his opinion on SEC officials from James Donaldson to Mary Schapiro in this candid interview. SEC Smack Talk | Source: The Big Fat Finance Blog . ...
The Language of Risk
Trinidad and Tobago-based Phoenix Park Gas Processors Limited (PPGPL) president Eugene Tiah's engineering and MBA backgrounds achieve a state of equilibrium when he discusses the ongoing objective of his company's enterprise risk management (ERM) program. ...
FULL DISCLOSURE: SEC Reaffirms Commitment to IFRS Adoption
The SEC still plans to require U.S. publicly listed companies to move to globally accepted accounting standards, it announced in a meeting this week. The latest development is that the Commission will have its staff create a Work Plan to help evaluate the ...
FULL DISCLOSURE: Risk Management Lessons From Goldman Sachs
Why was Goldman Sachs able to better manage risk during the financial crisis than some of its industry peers? Laura Taylor, Aon’s global leader of enterprise risk management (ERM), weighs in. The Financial Crisis Taketh ... and Teaches | Source: The B ...
FULL DISCLOSURE: The Nature of GRC
... GRC for SAP BusinessObjects, and blogger Eric Krell discuss the nature of GRC. GRC vs. "gRc:" A Chat with SAP's Norman ...
FULL DISCLOSURE: Correcting Misperceptions of Risk
A new study from Aon found that 62 percent of companies have progressed beyond basic ERM practices compared to 38 percent in Aon's 2007 study. However, misconceptions about risk management remain. This useful list of readings can correct any false impress ...
FULL DISCLOSURE: GRC Spending Steady in 2009
GRC functions managed to avoid the major budgeting cuts some other departments suffered, according to a new survey. The poll of compliance professionals found that 75 percent of companies either kept compliance spending even or increased it in 2009 (compa ...
FULL DISCLOSURE: John Deere Chair's Recipe for an Ethical Company
At John Deere, the company creates an ethical culture by not only focusing on tone at the top but also on actions, which it calls the "the how," John Deere chairman Bob Lane said in a recent column. John Deere Chair: Tone at Top "Necessary But Not Suffi ...
FULL DISCLOSURE: Risk Management Improvements for 2010
There are four high-level areas within the risk management function that could use improvement, Accenture's 2009 Global Risk Management Study found. Among these, companies need to focus on the breadth and quality of risk information organizations collect. ...
FULL DISCLOSURE: Problems in Educational System Hurt U.S. Businesses
The U.S. educational system is failing low-income students, according to Deloitte's 2009 Education Survey, which can have long-term repercussions for businesses Deloitte LLP CEO Barry Salzberg says. The Education of Deloitte LLP CEO Barry Salzberg | Sou ...












