Risk management

Coronavirus risks: The importance of preparation

Strong risk management practices can’t stop the spread of the coronavirus, but strong planning and the ability to adapt can help mitigate its consequences.

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Address cybersecurity risks with company policies around social media.

Integrating finance and cybersecurity

With the risk becoming greater all the time, what can finance departments do to adapt to the new threats?

Why AI ethics help manage risk

Accountants have the expertise to establish ethical frameworks for artificial intelligence and help organisations manage risk and compliance related to AI and machine learning.

Data privacy risks to consider when using AI

New technology carries unexpected perils that corporate leaders should guard against to keep consumer, employee, and client data safe.

Mitigating the risk of politically exposed persons

Experts offer advice for companies to protect themselves from possible involvement with corrupt practices.

Why finance should be terrified of the dark web

Risk expert Emily Wilson explains the risk that the dark web poses for finance departments, why management accountants should be concerned about the ‘fraud economy’, and how to identify data breaches.

Don’t let corruption bite your bottom line

Corruption is on the rise in Latin America, and the reputation of businesses is suffering, research suggests. Finance professionals working in the region offer advice on how to deal with the risk.

10 reasons why deals disappoint

Experts discuss the top reasons M&A deals go off track.

Watch out for these bribery risk red flags

Politically exposed persons constitute a higher-risk category that warrants additional screening.

In focus: Stormy season for risk managers

Severe weather is part of the reason the global risk environment is becoming more complex and precarious — a situation that management accountants must help their companies plan for.

Stepping out of the risk management comfort zone

Finance departments can use these ways to manage cross-border merger-and-acquisition risks.

Expanding the risk management landscape

Finance professionals will need to broaden their horizons as global risks become increasingly connected.

The barriers to enhanced risk oversight

One theme that has emerged from ten years of survey data on risk management: It’s not getting any easier.

The benefits of a digitally fit risk function

Risk functions that are up to speed with organisations’ digital initiatives are better able to manage risks in a transformative time.

Risk: ‘A unique opportunity on the table’

Accountants have an opportunity to focus on the benefits of intelligent risk-taking as well as risk-mitigation, according to an IFAC report.

ERM’s links to financial performance

Enterprise risk management can play a role in avoiding share price volatility and improving cost and strategy initiatives.

Keys to fraud risk oversight

The development of key risk indicators can help organisations focus limited resources on the most important priorities.

Confronting the challenges of third-party fraud

A discussion about the elevated risks of third-party fraud and what finance departments can do to protect themselves.

Managing common reputational risks

Companies need to be proactive when it comes to reputational risk management.

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