Spreadsheets and other end-user controlled applications (EUCs) are core elements in most companies’ financial reporting and operational processes. What is alarming is that one inadvertent error in these critical files can have material consequences. Although EUC risk is very real, it has become readily accepted – but it shouldn’t be. Organisations may think that because…

The highly disruptive world in which we live means that the need for organisations to be able to respond quickly and effectively to rapidly emerging risks or sudden crises has never been greater. Most organisations recognise this and undertake wide-ranging initiatives to ensure that they are crisis-ready.  Largely gone are the days when sophisticated organisations…

Risk strategy drives an organisation’s ability to respond effectively to today’s dynamic world. But not all risk strategies are at the same level of maturity. Ladd Muzzy, Principal at NASDAQ BWise provides some advice on how to develop and maintain strong performance in this area. What is a mature risk strategy? A mature risk strategy…

Corporate crises come thick and fast. And when disaster strikes, it destroys companies, shareholder value and reputations in equal measure. As Anthony Fitzsimmons and Derek Atkins argue in their recent book – Rethinking reputational risk – uncertainty is entirely predictable. But our ways of dealing with crises – and the stories we tell ourselves after…