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Improving risk management standards and guidance

Norman Marks

to share my views on how the global risk management standard, ISO 31000:2018, should be improved. It’s a standard that I prefer to COSO’s 2017 Enterprise Risk Management Framework (although I prefer the principles in the ISO 31000:2009[1] version[2]). I was pleased to receive a request from Peter Blokland, PhD.

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Is Risk Listing a Reliable Risk Management Practice?

Risk Management Guru

Risk management can be defined as the “process which aims to help organizations understand, evaluate and take action on all their risks with a view to increasing the probability of success and reducing the likelihood of failure” (Hopkin, 2010, p. Limitations of Risk Listing. Introduction.

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The Essence of Risk Management

The Irrelevant Investor

In a bull market, protecting one's downside gets punished, and after being burned enough times, people tend to lighten up on risk management, or abandon it altogether. In a bull market the more risk you take, the more you're rewarded, and the more you're rewarded, the more you forget about risk.

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An open letter about the definition of risk

Norman Marks

I have been open for years about my preference for the ISO:31000 global risk management standard over the COSO products. (I Back then, we had the 2009 version, which included a definition of risk and a set of principles. I first explained my position at Alex Dali’s ISO 31000 Conference in Paris in 2011.)

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Midyear Outlook 2022 | Navigating Turbulence | July 12, 2022

James Hendries

So far, this year hasn’t seen a full-blown crisis like 2008–2009 or 2020, but the ride has been very bumpy. GENERAL RISK DISCLOSURES. Investing involves risks including possible loss of principal. No investment strategy or risk management technique can guarantee return or eliminate risk in all market environments.

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Market volatility: Reminder to prepare for downturns

SEI

We are currently experiencing one of the most volatile times in decades, on top of the start of the pandemic and the 2008-2009 recession. Setting a strategic asset allocation and stress testing it, as part of the risk management exercise, is a critical component in “pre-experiencing” such downturns. Retirement plan sponsors.

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Understanding business owners’ financial priorities amid economic uncertainty

Nationwide Financial

Though inflation remains the most significant perceived risk for business owners, more than two-thirds expect a recession before the end of 2023. And of those expecting a recession, the majority believe it will be as bad or worse than the Great Recession of 2007-2009. It’s important to remember that most recessions in the U.S.