CRA - Enterprise Wide Risk Management
CRA - Enterprise Wide Risk Management
Management
Enterprise Wide Risk Management
Company-wide
Risks
Business Non-business
Risk Risk
Event Financial
Product Risk Risk
Risk
Legal Market
Macro- Risk Risk
Economic
Risk Reputational Credit
Risk Risk
Regulatory, Operational
Political Risk
Risk
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Business Risks
Risks that the corporation
willingly assumes to
create a competitive
advantage and add value
for shareholders
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Business Risks
Risks are symmetrical
which means they can
create both gains and
losses
Enterprise Risk Management
Business Risks
Financial Risks
Risks associated
with the effect of
financial variables
like market
risks, credit risks,
and liquidity risks
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Financial Risks
Risks are also symmetrical
because they can create
both gains and losses
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Event Risks
Risks ascribed to other
negative events outside
the control of the
company
Risks that create only
losses, some of which
can be covered by
traditional insurance
Enterprise Risk Management
Legal Risks
Risks that reflect the
possibility of losses due to
the fact that contracts are
not legally enforceable or are
documented incorrectly
Enterprise Risk Management
Legal Risks
This risk can be limited
through policies
developed by the
company’s legal counsel,
as approved by senior
management
Enterprise Risk Management
Legal Risks
It is sometimes
classified within
financial risk because
it occurs regularly due
to market or credit
losses suffered by end
users
Enterprise Risk Management
Legal Risks
Prior to engaging in trades,
banks ensure that their
counterparties have the
legal authority to do so
and that the terms of the
contracts have a sound
basis
Enterprise Risk Management
Legal Risk
Banks require traders to get signatures from counterparties
based on VAR limits to avoid legal suits later on
Example:
Above a VAR level of $ 1 million, the transaction must be
approved by the finance director of the counterparty
Above a VAR level of $ 5 million, the transaction must be
approved by a more senior executive like the CFO or CEO of
the counterparty
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Legal Risks
Contracts that lead to
large losses for
counterparties often end
up in a lawsuit
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Legal Risks
Such contracts are
invariably claimed
unsuitable to the end
user’s needs or level of
expertise
Enterprise Risk Management
Legal Risks
Political Risks
Risks that arises from
actions taken by
policymakers that
significantly affect the
way an organization
runs its business
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Political Risks
For example, big financial
losses, either attributed to
hedge funds or
derivatives, regularly lead
to threats of legislative
intervention
Enterprise Risk Management
Regulatory Risks
Risks that are the result of
changes in regulations or
interpretation of existing
regulations that can negatively
affect a firm