Erm 101
Erm 101
Erm 101
What is ERM?
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is
defined by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations (COSO) as a process,
effected by an entitys board of directors,
management and other personnel, applied
in strategy-setting and across the
enterprise, designed to identify potential
events that may affect the entity, and
manage risk to be within its risk appetite,
to provide reasonable assurance regarding
the achievement of entity objectives.
Relates to the
organizations adherence
to applicable laws and
regulations.
The Internal
Environment relates to
the general culture,
values and
environment in which
an organization or
entity operates (e.g.
Tone at the top)
Objective Setting
relates to the process
management uses to
set its strategic goals
and objectives.
Establishes the
organizations risk
appetite and risk
tolerance.
Event Identification is
the process by which
an organization
identifies events that
influence strategy and
objectives, or could
affect an
organizations ability
to achieve its
objectives.
Risk Assessment
relates to the
organizations process
of evaluating the
impact and likelihood
of events, and
prioritizing related
risks.
Control Activities
represent policies and
procedures that an
institution implements
to address the risks
the organization
chooses to accept.
Information and
Communication relate
to those practices that
ensure that the right
information is
communicated at the
right time to the right
people.
Monitoring consists of
ongoing evaluations to
ensure controls are
functioning as
designed, and taking
corrective action to
enhance control
activities if needed.
Goal
Cultur settin
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g
Identify
and
prioritize
risks
Evaluate
Performan
Impleme ce
Confir nt
Evaluatem next
options steps
ERM
Provides a comprehensive and systematic
approach to more proactive and holistic risk
management
Provides a common lexicon of risk terminology,
and provides direction and guidance for
implementing ERM
Requires that organizations examine their
complete portfolio of risks, consider how those
risks interrelate, and that management develops
an appropriate risk mitigation approach to
address these risks in a manner that is consistent
with the organizations strategy and risk appetite
ERM is not
A silver bullet to prevent risks
from occurring
A methodology or a checklist of
items that need to be completed
that guarantee results
The only way organizations can
take a more proactive approach
to managing risk
Other Frameworks
CoCo Stands for Criteria of
Control and is a risk management
tool developed by the Canadian
Institute of Chartered Accountants
to assist managers and internal
auditors in designing, assessing,
and reporting on control systems
of an organization
Relevance (contd)
Organizations are increasingly
looking to expand their risk
management functions to help
reduce potential future losses
through:
Improved monitoring and reporting
Better risk identification and
response
More risk-based decision making
Relevance (contd)
Based on a recent survey conducted by Towers
Watson, the table below illustrates motivating
factors to improving various risk management
activities in the near term
Relevance (contd)
A survey conducted by RIMS and Marsh titled
Excellence in Risk Management VI (2009), lists
the main barriers to adopting a more strategic
approach to risk management as follows:
Questions?