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White Paper This is borne out in the findings of Ernst & Young's 2008 global information security survey, moving beyond compliance. The regulatory climate fosters greater compliance burdens and the increased... [13 Nov 2009]
Taming the Market Turmoil: Key Risks and Responses for Asset Managers
White Paper The following is a summary based on observations included in The 2009 Ernst & Young business risk paper: asset management. Dealing with the market crisis and its immediate challenges is the top risk for... [13 Nov 2009]
The Future of Risk Management and Internal Control
White Paper Ernst & Young helps organizations understand all of their business risks - strategic, operational, financial, compliance - align their risk functions and activities to eliminate overlaps and gaps, and... [13 Nov 2009]
Business Advisory Services Finance Improvement
White Paper Ernst & Young's Finance Improvement Services practice focuses on helping improve the performance of their finance organization. Industry challenges have never been greater for chief financial officers... [13 Nov 2009]
Inside IFRS: The Opportunity for Energy IT
White Paper Conversion to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) will likely be the largest single change of accounting policies and procedures ever undertaken by US companies. The move to IFRS may compel companies to make significant... [13 Nov 2009]
A New View on IT Risk: Building a Successful Information Technology Risk
White Paper Any financial services organizations are recognizing the need to broaden the scow of risk governance and management to include information technology (IT). This awareness is growing in the wake of highly publicized identity theft... [13 Nov 2009]
The Hedge Fund Disclosure Paradox
White Paper It has long been accepted that risk management is a core competency for generating absolute returns within a hedge fund strategy. Historic performance levels supported the view that expertise in identifying, measuring and managing risk... [13 Nov 2009]
Recent Market Events: Accounting and Reporting Considerations
White Paper Losses and write-downs at major financial institutions have intensified concerns about credit and liquidity risks and resulted in a further sharp reduction of market liquidity. Credit risk spreads - particularly for structured credit... [13 Nov 2009]
Strategic Business Risk: Biotechnology 2008
White Paper While internal control requirements have increased the scrutiny of financial risks for most companies in recent years, biotech companies often do not put early enough focus on business and operating risk mitigation until their... [13 Nov 2009]
A Risk-Based Approach to Segregation of Duties
White Paper Segregation of Duties (SoD) remains elusive for many organizations even though its operating principle is quite simple: no individual should have excessive system access that allows them to commit fraud or materially impact the financial... [13 Nov 2009]
Strategic Business Risk: Media and Entertainment
White Paper Financial risk and regulatory risk have been the focus of much of this effort. In both cases, there are externally determined rides and frameworks with which companies in media and entertainment need to comply and emerging best practice... [13 Nov 2009]
In Search of a Silver Bullet for Risk Management
White Paper With government funding of the financial services sector in full swing nearly the world over, all eyes are focused on how financial institutions manage their businesses and control their risks. For the foreseeable future, the industry... [13 Nov 2009]
Economic Capital (EC) Meets the Real World
White Paper In the last several months, all have witnessed financial market turmoil at a level unprecedented in the post-Depression era. At the same time, many North American life and non life insurers have been implementing EC methods designed to... [13 Nov 2009]
Viewpoint: Globalization in the Asset Management Industry
White Paper This paper considers the progress of globalization in the asset management industry to date, and the potential impact of recent market disruption. It explores the fundamental drivers and enablers of greater globalization, as well as the... [13 Nov 2009]
A Risk-Based Approach to Segregation of Duties: An Executive Primer
White Paper Segregation of Duties (SoD) is a hot topic of conversation among a range of professionals, from compliance managers to executive-level officers. The outpouring of interest in SoD is due, in part, to the requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley... [13 Nov 2009]
