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Beyond Compliance: Using ERM As A Tool To Reach Strategic Objectives
EisnerAmper LLP
Kevin Sullivan

Risk Management ("ERM") and operational efficiencies within the organization. Editor: Do either of you have a definition for ERM? Ravi: I define ERM as a framework through ... potential missed opportunities. Good ERM supports value creation by enabling management to respond ...

Articles - 2011-05-31 00:00

Enterprise Risk Management Provides Protection Against S&P Credit Rating Downgrade
Day Pitney LLP
James E. Bowers

During the latter part of 2008, enterprise risk management ("ERM") "got real" for corporate America as Standard & Poor's ("S&P") began incorporating ERM ... and boards of directors are generally aware of ERM, implementation of holistic risk-management processes has ...

Articles - 2009-02-01 00:00

The Convergence Of Internal Controls And Corporate Governance - Part II
Amper, Politziner & Mattia, LLP
Edward Valaitis; Lee Smith; Daniel Schroeder

their attention. Editor: What is Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and how can companies gain value from it? Valaitis: The COSO definition of ERM is that it is a process designed to identify potential events ... It is a new concept; very few firms have completed an ERM risk assessment. In short, ERM is looking ...

Articles - 2006-10-01 00:00

Remedial Measures That Might Help In The Current Financial Crisis
Amper, Politziner & Mattia, LLP
Tom Mulhare; Marty Blaustein

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) become a subject of paramount interest to your clients? Mulhare: ... background on ERMs starting with the Treadway Report and Sarbanes-Oxley. Mulhare: ERM in the 1990s focused on financial controls, but ERM today is much broader, including such areas as reputational ...

Articles - 2008-11-01 00:00

Proskauer's Chicago Office Continues To Shine
Proskauer
Steven R. Gilford

techniques. Enterprise Risk Management ("ERM") is closely tied to the insurance function, because in ERM you manage risk overall, viewing risk management as a comprehensive package. In years past, when ... to reputational issues. ERM greatly influences the evaluation of what coverages are needed. Editor: Have ...

Articles - 2011-05-31 00:00

Responding To The Evolving Roles And Responsibilities Of Boards Of Directors And Audit Committees: The Importance Of A Compliance Risk Assessment - Part I
Winston Strawn LLP
Robert E. Bostrom

("ERM") as a process, effected by an entity's board of directors, management and other personnel, applied in strategy-setting and across the enterprise. ERM should be designed to identify and assess all ... of ERM: 1. Internal Environment 2. Objective Setting 3. Event Identification 4. Risk ...

Articles - 2005-11-01 00:00

Compliance, Risk Management And Internal Controls: A Checklist For Corporate Counsel - Part I
Winston Strawn LLP
Robert E. Bostrom

Draft defines ERM as a process, effected by an entity's board of directors, management and other personnel, applied in strategy-setting and across the enterprise. •ERM should be designed to identify ... eight components of ERM: 1. Internal Environment 2. Objective Setting 3. Event ...

Articles - 2004-07-01 00:00

Survey: Internal Auditors Need To Improve Skills
Protiviti

three items ranked highest in the need for improvement: ISO 2700; enterprise risk management (ERM ...

News - 2008-07-01 00:00

Gaps In Your Compliance Posture? Consider A Legal Compliance Risk Assessment
Corpedia Compliance

Enterprise risk management (ERM) requires you to look well beyond legal liability and compliance issues. For example, an ERM program will look at the impact a war or economic downturn will have on your assets. ...

Articles - 2006-10-01 00:00

Where The Whole Is Greater Than The Sum Of The Parts
EisnerAmper LLP
Howard Cohen

ERM, to all the various areas within a corporate organization that deal with pinpointing the greatest ...

Articles - 2010-10-04 00:00