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FULL DISCLOSURE: The Next Risk Management Revolution

January 06, 2011

In the Era of Analytics, the careful application of metrics is transforming businesses. Best Buy increased a store’s operating income by $100,000 by improving employee engagement just one-tenth of 1 percent. Next up: Analytics meets Risk Culture. FULL ...

FULL DISCLOSURE: Data Protection Becomes a Risk Management Priority

December 16, 2010

Does your risk management strategy contain a defense against distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks like those that WikiLeaks supporters – an online posse that calls themselves "Anonymous" – have unleashed against MasterCard, Visa, and others in ...

FULL DISCLOSURE: Corporate Sustainability: Value-Add or Fad?

November 22, 2010

It’s both … and much more besides. As Wall Street analysts hone their environmental and social governance metrics, finance leaders are realizing that sustainability is a phenomenon they can’t afford to ignore. Corporate Sustainability: It's All Tr ...

FULL DISCLOSURE: Compensation Becomes a Top Risk Management Issue

November 16, 2010

Major overhauls to compensation strategies and programs -- driven by new regulations and, more important, the strategic makeovers companies performed in response to the historic recession -- will require scrutiny from a risk management perspective. Comi ...

FULL DISCLOSURE: Do Tax Codes Repress Innovation?

October 28, 2010

Full Disclosure blogger Eric Krell thinks so, and he's not alone. Here's why. Innovation and Risk … ...

Evaluating Your Clawback Triggers

October 26, 2010

Say-on-Pay! Clawbacks! Additional Disclosure Requirements! The headlines blaring in the wake of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act paint a daunting picture. Combine this news with the Dodd-Frank compliance guidance streaming f ...

FULL DISCLOSURE: Managing Reputational Risk: The Art of Apologizing

October 15, 2010

Our litigious society and our legal advisers suggest that we should be careful of what we apologize for; however, savvy risk managers should be more careful of what they, and their companies, don’t apologize for. Reputation Risk and Apologies | Source ...

FULL DISCLOSURE: Will Dodd-Frank Lead to More Whistle-blowing?

September 30, 2010

David Kovel of Kirby McInerney LLP offers his take on how companies may want to deal with new law’s whistle-blower provision. Whistle-Blowers Gone Wild? | Source: The Big Fat Finance Blog . ...

FULL DISCLOSURE: Dodd-Frank: Who Wins and Who Loses?

September 28, 2010

OpenPages VP Gordon Burnes weighs in on the law's wider implications. RiskChat: How Can We Get Our Arms Around Dodd-Frank? | Source: The Big Fat Finance Blog . ...

FULL DISCLOSURE: Why IBM's Acquisition of OpenPages Makes Sense

September 22, 2010

Last week, IBM announced plans to acquire OpenPages, a privately held risk management software firm. In the latest M&A Chat, OpenPages Vice President Gordon Burnes provides a quick briefing on the acquisition. M&A Chat: Why Did IBM Buy OpenPages? | Sour ...