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The genius of Microsoft Excel for entity management is that it’s easy to use and there are free templates that exist online to get you started.

And yet, research shows that 23% of spreadsheets contain errors, companies spend an average of 18 hours trying to correct these errors and 72% of users regularly email spreadsheets with highly sensitive information, without considering the risk of breaching data regulations.

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Even the most rigid compliance program can’t save your company from all risk. In fact, new research reveals that program success can’t be measured by numbers alone. The Definitive Corporate Compliance Benchmark Report uncovers key program drivers for an ethical organizational culture and improved business performance. Download the report to get answers to questions like:  What elements should my compliance program includ

Attend this webinar  Decoding the DOJ’s Guidelines: An Insider's Guideto get insight into the recently updated DOJ guidance. 

Hear the perspective of Hui Chen, original author of the Department of Justice's compliance guideline, "Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs". You'll learn how to translate the questions in the guide into logic you can use to build an effective program.

Date: Wednesday May 15

Time: 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET

Speakers: Hui Chen, former DOJ Compliance Counsel Expert & C

Insurance regulators have made the Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA) into one of the global Insurance Core Principles that need to be adopted in all countries.

By Dave Ingram

Several countries have already adopted an ORSA requirement and in all cases, there is a need for a report to share with the regulator that documents the ORSA process.

The ORSA report itself is an example of risk management disclosure. A company that has no history of disclosure of risk management information may struggle

Implementation deadlines have been and gone but banks are still living in Dodd-Frank’s shadow. One of the issues is that best practice hasn’t yet been agreed: the regulators still need to clarify standards. This is leaving many fumbling around in the dark for the right route to compliance.

While the regulators iron out the standards, several financial institutions have cobbled together ‘half-way house’ applications so they can tick the compliance box. Some have even resorted to Excel for a quick

April 2014 sees the beginning of a new era. An era of consequences, both intended and unintended, heralding a period of increasing centralized power, where understanding the strength of peers will determine success or failure. The month after the latest Comprehensive Capital Analysis Review (CCAR) results, as the Volcker rule becomes law and with single counterparty limits on the horizon, April will also reveal the much-anticipated fourth season of the fantasy HBO series, Game of Thrones (GoT).

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On 27^th February 2014, the National Aeronautics and Space Association (NASA), in a joint mission with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) , launched the Global Precipitation Measurement Core, a satellite based observatory designed to provide next generation observations of global snow and rainfall.

 The parallels between space exploration and risk management are many and varied, and a mission designed to track precipitation and increase the predictability of global weather patterns is e