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FULL DISCLOSURE: Risk Management Lessons From Goldman Sachs

February 23, 2010

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

January 26, 2010

... 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

January 21, 2010

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

January 15, 2010

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

January 11, 2010

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

January 11, 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

January 07, 2010

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 ...

Your Internal Audit's Vital Signs

November 16, 2009

When Tom Boyle, district audit officer at Palomar Pomerado Healthcare (PPH), updated his board of directors on the progress of his company's fledgling continuous GRC monitoring program in September, he chose an analogy that hit close to home. "Continuou ...

Managing Gray-Matter Risk

November 10, 2009

... address their gray (risk) matters. Eric Krell : What is "human process management?" Action Base CTO Jacob Ukelson: Today, most processes.... Krell : How is it different from business process management? Ukelson: HPM ...

FULL DISCLOSURE: Chamber of Commerce Takes a Stance on Hot Issues

November 02, 2009

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, one of the most powerful business-lobbying organizations in the United States, is dropping large amounts of cash to lobby the government -- $34 million in the third quarter alone. The Chamber has been taking a stance on issue ...