tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-185519 2007-05-21T16:34:31-04:00 TypePad 40.765714-73.985607riskbloghttp://feedburner.google.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-34333522 2007-05-21T16:34:31-04:00 2007-05-21T16:34:31-04:00 Primary Editor The Rotman School has set out to redesign business education for the 21st century and become one of the world's top-tier business schools. The School is developing an innovative curriculum built around Integrative ThinkingTM and Business DesignTM....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/pZgb2l-4GEU" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2007/05/the_rotman_scho.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-34064748 2007-05-15T07:06:14-04:00 2007-05-15T07:06:14-04:00 Primary Editor Risk management is a serious business. Accordingly, the production of a risk “measure” must be subjected to the question “how do you know what you claim to know” – in other words, epistemology. Claims regarding risk cannot be made without any...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/qgKdPJEVlVs" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2007/05/risk_epistemolo.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-33654756 2007-03-02T04:58:25-05:00 2007-03-02T04:58:25-05:00 Primary Editor Security is both a feeling and a reality. And they're not the same. Most of the time, when the perception of security doesn't match the reality of security, it's because the perception of the risk doesn't match the reality of the risk. We worry...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/qm6CIjOfPyc" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2007/03/beyond_fear_the.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-14519523 2006-12-07T11:45:04-05:00 2006-12-07T11:45:04-05:00 Primary Editor A change of guard at the Institute of Risk Management where Cary Depel, a former deputy chairman at the UK-based training body, becomes chairman, replacing Mike Walker. Depel is legal and compliance director for IFX Markets and a director of City...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/RLQxx_dV0Jw" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2006/12/institute_of_ri.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-14180064 2006-11-18T13:36:37-05:00 2006-11-18T13:36:37-05:00 Primary Editor Yet the numbers released by the Bank for International Settlements this morning, charting OTC derivative activity during the first half of this year, still manage to boggle. Notional amounts covering all contract types "expanded at a brisk pace" --...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/eOkvKXKajaM" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2006/11/the_otc_explosi.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-14152206 2006-11-16T22:38:35-05:00 2006-11-16T22:38:35-05:00 Primary Editor The research by three academics is the first to suggest a link between lax internal controls and stock options backdating. The scandal has so far engulfed more than 130 US companies in internal and regulatory probes but the study suggests that...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/pj2EdcKemeI" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2006/11/study_the_contr.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-14151807 2006-11-16T21:58:04-05:00 2006-11-16T21:58:04-05:00 Primary Editor The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation has announced the formal launch of its Trade Information Warehouse, designed to reduce risk and automate post-trade processes in the over-the-counter derivatives markets. The launch of the initiative...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/8eE7fZ1Dy94" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2006/11/dtcc_launches_t.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-14151766 2006-11-16T21:53:28-05:00 2006-11-16T21:53:28-05:00 Primary Editor Reuters EBS Spot Fixing shows spot FX price fixings for 11 currency pairs, and will publish daily at 11:00 and 16:00 London time. The Bank of England currently publishes the page . This displays spot market fixings, used as the reference rates in...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/6_dAL7-FLps" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2006/11/ebs_and_reuters.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-14116896 2006-11-15T10:18:03-05:00 2006-11-15T10:18:03-05:00 Primary Editor In an effort to enhance the delivery of its credit risk management systems and strengthen compliance with Basel II regulations, Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ:ZION), one of the nation's premier financial services companies, is implementing Infosys...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/GEh2K5A7yLo" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2006/11/zions_selects_i.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-14116780 2006-11-15T10:10:46-05:00 2006-11-15T10:10:46-05:00 Primary Editor First Niagara Risk Management, Inc., the wholly-owned insurance subsidiary of First Niagara Bank, announced today that it intends to acquire Gernold Agency, Inc., an Orchard Park-based insurance agency specializing in alternative risk management...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/VOXZ8ZGaOlw" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2006/11/first_niagara_r.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-14116134 2006-11-15T09:34:25-05:00 2006-11-15T09:34:25-05:00 Primary Editor RiskMetrics Group's products will give SAAD Group full transparency of financial risk plus sophisticated pre-trade analysis and stress testing functionality for existing and potential future investments. » Search Risk-Specific Tags: RiskMetrics -...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/ETIfeG6Xoy8" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2006/11/saad_group_will.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-14115555 2006-11-15T09:19:47-05:00 2006-11-15T09:19:47-05:00 Primary Editor More than half of all equities trading in the US will be done using algorithmic dealing systems by the end of 2010, according to Boston-based research consultancy Aite Group. Aite says algorithmic trading has hit the mainstream in the US equities...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/2chTPz1S6cA" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2006/11/algorithmic_tra.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-14114363 2006-11-15T09:01:20-05:00 2006-11-15T09:01:20-05:00 Primary Editor What: Will provide tools to improve your risk management efforts Who: Technology Executives Club Where: 410 Club, 410 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago When: Nov. 15 Time: 1 p.m. Cost: $95 to $150 Contact: Jennifer Prince, 847-837-3900, Ext. 4 » Crains...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/ghJNpIAsPfA" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2006/11/risk_management.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-14114171 2006-11-15T08:49:43-05:00 2006-11-15T08:49:43-05:00 Primary Editor Bear Stearns today introduced BearXplorer, four sophisticated, securities-based portfolio tools. BearXplorer is designed to help chief investment officers, portfolio managers, risk managers, traders and others manage risk and optimize stock...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/eCu2eK77oM8" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2006/11/bear_stearns_in.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-14072660 2006-11-13T11:03:18-05:00 2006-11-13T11:03:18-05:00 Primary Editor TwoFour Systems, a leading provider of global financial transaction processing systems, today announced the addition of Variance-Covariance Value at Risk (VCV VaR) calculation support in its comprehensive, cross-product TwoFour trading platform. »...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/i_uK0ph7Ri8" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2006/11/twofour_adds_vc.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-14072133 2006-11-13T10:47:40-05:00 2006-11-13T10:47:40-05:00 Primary Editor The vulnerability of a national economy to volatility in the global markets for credit, currencies, commodities, and other assets has become a central concern of policymakers, credit analysts, and investors everywhere. This paper describes a new...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/ihIwGXQTNqU" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2006/11/pdf_a_new_frame.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-14066267 2006-11-13T01:05:27-05:00 2006-11-13T01:05:27-05:00 Primary Editor A tale of five risk management characters and how they fit into your organization. Whether isolated within a unique risk category or ignored by the others, the banker remains in a more remote risk world than that of the cop, nerd, soldier and...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/BUZpEZ1ZyeM" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2006/11/operational_ris.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-14028717 2006-11-10T10:44:11-05:00 2006-11-10T10:44:11-05:00 Primary Editor A provider of analytics and trading tools for interest rate and credit derivatives, is pleased to announce the release of Version 2.4.5 of their ALib analytic library. The upgrade is being delivered to Suite's global client base which includes...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/vKQmrQ_ygdU" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2006/11/suite_upgrades_.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-14028594 2006-11-10T10:38:17-05:00 2006-11-10T10:38:17-05:00 Primary Editor ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:TSAI) announced the launch of ACI Proactive Risk Manager Release 7.1, its risk management solution that helps organisations prevent and reduce losses associated with payments fraud. Proactive Risk Manager enables risk...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/DNC-tuLl854" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2006/11/aci_upgrades_pr.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-13968402 2006-11-07T23:55:00-05:00 2006-11-07T23:55:00-05:00 Primary Editor Has the European venture capital industry graduated to a new phase in its development, wonders VC Ratings? A new study from VentureOne and Ernst & Young European shows European venture capitalists are putting more money into fewer companies - moving...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/Dh-LrgHn8yU" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2006/11/european_vc_com.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-13944516 2006-11-07T08:01:21-05:00 2006-11-07T08:01:21-05:00 Primary Editor Lloyds TSB Group plc (LTSB) has successfully implemented the Asset Liability Management software for Pension Funds (PALM) from ORTEC. The software enables the Group to conduct comprehensive risk analyses of its employee pension schemes. These risk...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/ySZG99yQVGk" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2006/11/lloyds_tsb_impl.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-13882156 2006-11-03T15:45:38-05:00 2006-11-03T15:45:38-05:00 Primary Editor From the boardroom to the classroom to the newsroom, enterprise risk management (ERM) is a hot topic. Yet despite this widespread awareness, a standard definition of ERM remains elusive, and the range of practices falling loosely under the heading...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/qER5N_aeBEA" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2006/11/the_risk_intell_1.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-13882019 2006-11-03T15:37:47-05:00 2006-11-03T15:37:47-05:00 Primary Editor The most successful companies recognize that risk is part of doing business and that it can be managed with positive results. Deloitte & Touche LLP's enterprise risk management (ERM) practices can help you tackle the risks that surround security,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/P-0UG_x5lFI" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2006/11/resources_for_t.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-13881472 2006-11-03T15:04:17-05:00 2006-11-03T15:04:17-05:00 Primary Editor Investors in public companies have lost out in this golden age for risk-takers, says Lex, while others have seized the day. Debt is cheap and corporate America awash with cash but with an economic slowdown looming, now is not the time for CFOs to...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/kDdcuaLO4_o" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2006/11/risk_appetite.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-13868576 2006-11-02T23:25:31-05:00 2006-11-02T23:25:31-05:00 Primary Editor “The Risk Intelligent Enterprise: ERM for the Energy Industry” details what all companies can learn from the Energy industry’s experience with enterprise risk management (ERM). This white paper points out that traditional risk management may have...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/VVYgx8BxxYE" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2006/11/the_risk_intell.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-5679929 2005-04-06T22:20:00-04:00 2005-04-06T22:20:00-04:00 Primary Editor Generally, risk management is the process of measuring, or assessing risk and then developing strategies to manage the risk. In general, the strategies employed include transferring the risk to another party, avoiding the risk, reducing the negative...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/8YPGiYKH49M" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2005/04/riskblog_basics.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-5684415 2004-12-06T05:16:00-05:00 2004-12-06T05:16:00-05:00 Primary Editor Through this portal you can access a growing range of RiskBlog brand services. Brand Name: [ Risk2 ] Brand Name: [ RiskBlog ] Brand Name: [ RiskQuote ] Brand Name: [ RiskCard ] Brand Name: [ RiskThis ] Brand Name: [ RiskVoice ]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/XbQ004FjerM" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2004/12/riskblog_tm_dot.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-5679834 2003-11-17T21:44:00-05:00 2003-11-17T21:44:00-05:00 Primary Editor Risk is often mapped to the probability of some event which is seen as undesirable. Usually the probability of that event and some assessment of its expected harm must be combined into a believable scenario (an outcome) which combines the set of...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/mDvaDdEm8WM" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2003/11/risk.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-5643074 2002-01-29T15:18:00-05:00 2002-01-29T15:18:00-05:00 Primary Editor A weblog about the interests, the curiosity, the passions, of Enterprise Risk Management, Risk Measures, and Risk Identification. RiskBlog reveals the smart edge of the culture: trading style, firms, software, and trends that intelligent,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/riskblog/~4/8OqaRX0z7Hs" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.riskblog.com/2002/01/welcome_to_risk.html