Operational risk can never be 100% eliminated, and management must decide what level of operational risk it is comfortable accepting. While businesses often seek to reduce risk through contracts or ...

COVID-19 has brought sound operational risk practices into focus around the world of business. Operational risk is the risk of loss from failures in internal processes. As COVID-19 disrupted our ...

Financial institutions are in the business of risk management and reallocation, and they have developed sophisticated risk management systems to carry out these tasks. The basic components of a risk ...

From fires to employee errors, all businesses face risks. Starting a business without risk is impossible, so to run successful businesses, small-business owners must understand and prepare for the ...

Many growing companies place great trust in long-time employees who handle key financial duties. That trust is valuable, but ...

Challenging times present an opportunity for organizations to perform detailed assessments of their operations. While recent stock market turmoil has many organizations worried about both short and ...

It’s no secret that healthcare systems exist at the intersection of financial risk and operational risk. Amid the market volatility of our current socioeconomic environment, the pressure is on ...

The U.S. bank supervisory agencies recently issued for public comment revised guidance regarding the implementation of the proposed Basel II-related, risk-based capital requirements. Among the ...

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Identifying and assessing operational risk lets you make changes in your company to secure operations and reduce risk of business failure. Operational risk is the total of risks you run when operating ...