The effect of the financial crisis on enterprise risk management (ERM) disclosures was examined through a content analysis of the 2007 and 2008 annual reports of Canadian financial corporations listed on the S&P TSX Composite Index. Fourteen types of risk were tracked and categorized by level of risk exposure, risk consequence and risk management disclosures. We found very minor changes in …
The development of an enterprise risk management (ERM) program enables companies to manage corporate risks in a holistic manner as opposed to the silo-based perspective in traditional risk management frameworks. One main question in this regard is what factors drive the implementation of an ERM system in companies and whether ERM programs can actually create value once implemented. This pa- per…
Abstract Increased volatility in the business world has exposed the inadequacy of traditional but fragmented approaches to risk management. This has led to an integrated approach to measuring and managing risks known as enterprise risk management (ERM). While past studies of ERM disclosures have examined it within the context of corporate governance and internal control, its relationship to…
Enterprise risk management (ERM) has been the topic of increased media attention in recent years. Many organizations have implemented ERM programs, consulting firms have established specialized ERM units, and universities have developed ERM-related courses and research centers. Despite the heightened interest in ERM by academics and practitioners, there is an absence of empirical evidence regar…
Using a survey of risk management practices in the insurance industry we examine the impact of enterprise risk management on firm performance. We find enterprise risk management improves firm operating performance. Firms with Chief Risk Officers, dedicated risk committees, and risk management entities that report to Chief Financial Officers experience higher cost efficiency and return on a…
As an emerging field of applied research, Quantitative Risk Management (QRM) poses a lot of challenges for probabilistic and statistical modeling. This review provides a discussion on selected past, current, and possible future areas of research in the intersection of statistics and quantitative risk management. Topics treated include the use of risk measures in regulation, including their…
Although occasionally we like to try the new and different, on the whole, we humans resist change. We find comfort and a sense of confidence in the tried-and-true, in doing things the way we’ve always done them. Resistance to change is not unique to the individual. The groups, institutions and disciplines that we are part of also resist change. They often create barriers, sometimes inadverten…
Traditionally, cost accounting is considered as the technique and process of ascertaining costs of a given thing. In sixties, the definition of cost accounting was modified as ‘the application of costing and cost accounting principles, methods and techniques to the science, art and practice of cost control and ascertainment of profitability of goods, or services’. It includes the presen…
Thoughtful people disagree about the proper role of the news media. Some believe that journalists should support government and supply the public only with information the government deems appropriate. Some believe the press instead should be the government’s watchdog, searching out and reporting on abuses of power
was an articled clerk half a century ago I remember being amused by the letters ‘E&OE’ which used to appear on invoices, stand- ing for ‘Errors and Omissions Excepted’. They are a down-to-earth reminder that numbers in business are not always correct. Accounts themselves can hardly ever be more than rough-and-ready interim esti- mates of a company’s financial progress. It was som…
This revision of Principles of Accounting is based on an understanding of the nature, culture, and motivations of today’s undergraduate students and on extensive feedback from many instructors who use our book. These substantial changes meet the needs of these students, who not only face a business world increasingly complicated by ethical issues, globalization, and technology but who als…
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Financial economics plays a far more prominent role in the training of economists than it did even a few years ago. This change is generally attributed to the parallel transformation in capital markets that has occurred in recent years. It is true that trillions of dollars of assets are traded daily in financial markets—for derivative securities like options and futures, for example—that h…
How do people really learn? The answers and theories are endless. They include ideas ranging from genetic imprinting to osmosis and modeling and emotional intelligence. Brain research is voluminous in the 21st century. For now, though, please ask yourself: How do I learn? Isn’t that an interesting question? And, what do you learn? Do you learn information from reading, watching videos, u…
Administrative law is the bye-product of the growing socio-economic functions of the State and the increased powers of the government. Administrative law has become very necessary in the developed society, the relationship of the administrative authorities and the people have become very complex. In order to regulate these complex, relations, some law is necessary, which may bring about regula…
meant to represent a companion publication to the earlier and more basic book entitled “Fundamentals of monetary policy in the euro area” insofar as it covers topics that are more of a macroeconomic nature. Given the strong empirical focus that macroeconomics has witnessed over the last decades, the book aims at supplementing the basic concepts with a number of real-world examples c…
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This book has been written for business owners and managers who want to refine the accounting and financial operations of their companies. It provides detailed information about how to run these operations, track cash flows, conduct analyses, analyze key financial information, create a corporate risk management strategy, and manage tax liabilities—in short, all of the key accounting and …
The catastrophic business failures of this decade have been revealing on many levels. From my professional perspective as a forensic accounting investigator, I couldn’t help but notice the need across much of the business community for a better grasp of the scope and skills of the forensic accounting investigator. Most people seemed to be struggling. How could these massive frauds have oc…
In all businesses, financial statements are important for reflecting the financial health of a company. The construction industry is without exception. Among various financial statements, two of them are the most important ones. They are (1) Income Statement (or called Profit & Loss Account) and (2) Balance Sheet. In this chapter, these two important financial statements will be discussed in…