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Special Report

Risk Management

Financial firms are spending millions of dollars on enterprisewide risk management systems, but recent events have prompted many to ask how much progress is actually being made. Business lines often operate independently and access core systems to varying degrees, which can produce inconsistent data that hampers even the most sophisticated tools for measuring market and credit exposure across an enterprise. Also in this report: Third-party access and mobile connectivity are top op risk threats; Asian firms move to bolster risk management systems; a panel of CROs on the impact of the credit crisis; and more.

Contents

Learning to Share: Big Obstacles for ERM

Financial firms are spending millions of dollars on enterprisewide risk management systems, but recent events have prompted many to ask how much progress is actually being made.

The Changing Face of Security

With every desktop now an information router and each USB thumb drive a potential loss point, financial services firms are approaching information and technology security in new ways.

Uneven Risk Management Progress in Asia

Integration of the global capital markets and the recent financial turmoil in U.S. are pushing Asian firms to bolster their risk management.

CROs Share Lessons Learned

A panel of chief risk officers from major firms discusses the impact of the credit crisis and how it has affected their approach to risk management.

Evolutionary Strides for Operational Risk Management

Experts agree that operational risk failures played a key role in the credit crunch, but there is less unanimity on steps securities firms can take to prevent a repeat performance.