Sustainable business

“It is no longer business as usual,” Professor Mervyn King, chairman of the King Committee on Corporate Governance, said in a keynote presentation at the IRM’s Risk Leaders 2017 conference in London in November. Over 160 senior risk Read more

Risk agenda 2025 in infrastructure

Project risk managers discussed thought-provoking topics at a recent Risk Agenda 2025 event held in London. Here is a summary of some of the views expressed

A lot of people do not appreciate the value that risk managers add Read more

Book your place at Risk Leaders today

IRM’s Risk Leaders Conference is almost upon us – and there is still time to book your place.

This year’s Risk Leaders conference will focus on how corporate and individual behaviour affects the ability of organisations to manage their Read more

Institute of Risk Management and Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies announce new research partnership

The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) and the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies (CRS) at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School have announced a new research partnership. The primary focus of the work will be to review the Read more

Artificial intelligence and risk management

Artificial intelligence is going to be “a redefining event” and there needs to be a debate about its consequences on risk managers, regulation and society at large, according to a gathering over over 150 people at a recent IRM/Imperial Read more

Back to school on risk

It is time for business schools to re-evaluate and fundamentally re-calibrate their coverage of risk. While admirable progress has been achieved in recent years in terms of creating more specialised courses and degree programs, these offerings largely replicate the Read more

Marrying the upside and downsides of risk

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a corporation in possession of a good fortune is fraught with risks. The risks might be internally focused such as those related to talent and culture or be driven by external exogenous Read more

IRM relaunches financial services qualification

Over sixty delegates attended the IRM relaunch of its International Certificate in Financial Services Risk Management in London recently.

The new qualification has been updated to reflect changes in the regulatory environment including Basel III and Solvency II and Read more