ERM Events

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  M&A Strategy: Creating and Preserving Value

  May 1-2, 2008
  Greensboro, NC

  This workshop is intended to provide directors with the tools necessary to evaluate and act on M&A proposals and their implementation. Learn More >>

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  ERM Roundtable in Charlotte

  May 9 , 2008
  Raleigh, NC

  The ERM Initiative takes the ERM Roundtables on the road to Charlotte, North Carolina. The featured speaker is Amy Brinkley, Chief Risk Officer, Bank of America, Charlotte, NC. Learn More >>

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  Aligning Strategy and Risk Management: An Executive Forum

  May 16, 2008
  Chicago, IL

  This executive forum is targeted for board members and senior executives responsible for oversight of strategy and risk management. Learn More >>

Surveys

1. State Government ERM Survey
2. Local Government ERM Survey
3. CFO Tax Risk Management Survey
4. Tax Director Tax Risk Management Survey

ERM News

• ERM Initiative and AICPA present workshop on Audit Committee's Role in Risk Oversight

  On March 27-28, 2008, The Enterprise Risk Management Initiative and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants recently presented a workshop in New York entitled “The Audit Committee’s Role in Risk Oversight: Taking a Strategic View of the Enterprise.” Read More >>

• ERM Initiative to Host Research Conference on Enterprise Risk Management

  On April 10 and 11, 2008, the NC State ERM Initiative will be hosting an academic conference focusing on enterprise risk management research and research opportunities. Leading academic ERM researchers have been invited to speak on such topics as the ERM value proposition, the development of a scholarly research agenda on ERM, and training the next generation of risk managers. Read More >>

• NC State ERM Initiative Responds to S&P Request for Comment

  The NC State ERM Initiative has responded to the request for comment issued by Standard & Poor's on their proposed expansion of ERM analysis to nonfinancial companies as part of their overall credit ratings process. The ERM Initiative strongly endorses the S&P proposal to incorporate ERM analysis as an important component of the credit ratings decision. Read More >>

• Audit Committee Involvement in Risk Oversight

  Many boards of directors are directing executive management to embrace enterprise risk management (ERM) to develop a stronger top-down holistic view of risks affecting the enterprise. In most cases, the board is delegating oversight of management’s risk processes to the audit committee. Audit committees are now examining how they can expand their already full agendas to tackle these emerging expectations. Read More >>

• ERM - Could it Have Prevented the Sub-Prime Meltdown?

  With the events of the recent sub-prime mortgage meltdown, many are questioning the role of ERM in preventing a similar crisis. Most agree that recent events provide even more evidence for the need for more robust risk management practices as long as management establishes the right ERM governance and pays attention to risk information it generates. Read More >>

• NC State Faculty Receive Society of Actuaries Research Grants

  Three NC State ERM Initiative Faculty Fellows are the recipients of two ERM-related research grants sponsored by the Society of Actuaries. Don Pagach (Accounting), Richard Warr (Finance) and Greg Young (Ethics and Strategy) will receive research funding in 2008 for two separate projects examining issues related to managing reputational risk in the context of ERM.
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• ERM Resource Center

  Practical insights about effective techniques for effective Enterprise Risk Management. Read More >>